LSP_Ron Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Iain, Martinnfb, Shoggz and 14 others 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Incredible achievement ,Thank you for sharing. Iain, LSP_Ron and Learstang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Phenomenal! That is absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Kind regards, Paul Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 And a great paint scheme other than the invasion strips. Those are historically questionable…. But look great Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Really good to see. Thanks for sharing this Ron Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Paddling a KW 7 kayak on the River Dee above Chester, England, one evening in Spring 1969, I was startled when a Mosquito flew low over the river. I didn't capsize, but it was close! That beautiful aircraft was an unforgettable sight, sound and surprise. Years later I learned my pal, Keith 'Kipper' Davies, was aboard the Mosquito that evening. Kipper was an instrument technician based at Hawarden. He had volunteered his services for the Mosquito in return for some flights. Wonderful to see another Mosquito take to the air. Archimedes, Tony T, Martinnfb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm-tree Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Another two mossies on the way- one for Peter Monk at Biggin Hill and another for The People's Mosquito. Great times ahead. geedubelyer, Tony T, Shoggz and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Great news, but that paint scheme? Weren’t there any authentic markings they liked? Alain Martinnfb and Archimedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 This is the fourth one they have built. What an accomplishment. Love the sound and looks of the Mossie in flight. Martinnfb, geedubelyer, Christa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 45 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: This is the fourth one they have built. What an accomplishment. Love the sound and looks of the Mossie in flight. Built is right. There can't have been much of the wooden components of the original airframe they were able to use. Inevitable with wooden aircraft, I suppose. That's why there are no original LaGG-3s nor La-5s around, flying or otherwise. Still nice to see a rebuilt Mosquito flying, no matter how much of it is original. Regards, Jason Archimedes and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, Learstang said: Built is right. There can't have been much of the wooden components of the original airframe they were able to use. Inevitable with wooden aircraft, I suppose. That's why there are no original LaGG-3s nor La-5s around, flying or otherwise. Still nice to see a rebuilt Mosquito flying, no matter how much of it is original. Regards, Jason I noticed the one piece wing chopped up at the fuselage level! Glue won’t fix that! But I think having all the metal hardware is the important thing for a rebuild. All the wood is new, of course. Alain Learstang and Archimedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 With two more builds scheduled, might there be seven airworthy Mosquitos worldwide in the near future? Could Tony Agar's taxiable Mosquito HJ 711, based at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, become airworthy via current wooden airframe recreation technology, or would HJ 711 become a parts donor for a different aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Steve Hinton and one or 4 flying Mossies. He mentions where he first saw it back in the '60s at "Whiteman airport" , it was actually Whiteman Air Park (San Fernando Calif) where my Dad and I used to hang out when I was a kid. This a/c used to sit with it's tail backed up to one of the fences next to 2 B-25s. Of course my Dad told me to stay away from them but also 'of course" I couldn't resist. There was a wooden box next to the fence so I drug it over beneath the cockpit door and hoisted myself up and into the cockpit (Dad was off talking to his friends) I remember the canopy glass was quite yellow and filled with minute cracks. I also thot it was rather cramped even for an 8 year old like me. They moved it some years later and somebody vandalized it by taking a chain saw to the mid fuselage. They did and amazing restoration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5P77VrRmaA Edited March 26 by MikeMaben JeepsGunsTanks, Christa, Shoggz and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Shoggz, MikeMaben and Learstang 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Great news, I live on the Wirral and used to see and hear the Hawarden based Mosquito all the time, used to love it, hopefully the Peoples Mosquito project can restore one to the UK skies. Cheers Dennis Shoggz, Learstang, MikeMaben and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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