First Flight: de Havilland Mosquito PZ474
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- Please check out the re-edit of this video with much more Rolls Royce Merlin sounds and bonus footage here - • First Flight: de Havil...
I traveled to New Zealand with @LewisAirLegends to document the first flight of their restored de Havilland Mosquito by Avspecs. Aviator Steve Hinton was at the controls of this historic flight in 2019.
I would like less music and to hear more of what the Mosquito sounds like. Thanks for sharing this video.
Agreed
100%. Why the dopey lift music instead of the joy of two Merlins on full chat? Bonkers. Congrat’s on bringing the Mossie back to life.
You want Merlin engine sound.... th-cam.com/video/MJUqULII51Q/w-d-xo.html
Couldn't agree more. What were they thinking?
Well said👍
I can say, that the DH Mosquito is in mho, the most beautiful design of WWII. Lots of admiration and congratulations to these Kiwis, for their skill and dedication to the restoration of these beauties from the past!
My father flew the Mosquito as a Pathfinder during WWII. He loved that airplane. If only he were alive to see this video. Thank you!
My Dad loved it too, He said he could fly it with just a finger, it was so finely balanced. He did 25 ops in Mozzies with 487 Sqn on top of his 57 in Wellingtons with 75 Sqn.
Your comment, "If only he were alive to see this video'" mirrored my thoughts exactly as I watched the video.
My father also flew Wellingtons. I am not sure how many ops he did in each but will see if I can find out. It’s wonderful to see that there are people around who can restore these beautiful old planes.
Appreciate the positivity. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing.
@@davelucas4302my father got a flight in one on his national service! He said it was the most beautiful aircraft
My uncle was a Squadron Leader on Mosquitos with Pathfinders, I wish I'd been able to ask more about his time before he passed. He was my boyhood hero.
Thanks for the Merlin music, much appreciated,well done to all.
My absolute favourite WWII aircraft. So happy to see one flying again these days.
My father flew Spitfires but always spoke of his love of the Mossie. He loved working with his hands, which explains the love of such a wonderful thing. Well done to you all.
What a beautiful aircraft. Easily the most amazing aircraft of the war. Great project.
That is beautifully shot and a fabulous job in restoration. Great respect to all involved. That makes me quite misty eyed seeing the great Mossie flying again.
Watching this gives me goose bumps, love reading everyones thoughts and feelings on this labour of love, thank you.
Watching this made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. My love of the Mosquito goes back to 1969, when I was researching the history of flight for an English project. So good to see one taking it's rightful place in the skies again.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your story as well.
@@BradleyWentzeloh I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for sharing.
For me,the greatest warbird ever,stirs up emotions I can't explain every time, hoping to get to East Kirkby this year to get close and see it taxi.🇬🇧
@@kevinmayhew8738I could't agree more, I could never get how durable a wooden plane was and it was reliabe too. East Kirkby sounds awesome
@@andyfarmer759 yh,I should have been well before tbh,they also have Just Jane there,you can pay around £500 to sit in one of the turrets while they taxi,sadly your not allowed insit the Mozzy,but just to get up close and watch it taxi will be fantastic.🇬🇧
It brought tears in my eyes to watch her take off on her maiden trip. Thank you.
Glad to hear this! Thanks for watching.
Beautiful movie of a beautiful aircraft. These were operated by 109 Pathfinder Sqn at RAF Little Staughton, where my father was Sgt pilot on Lancasters with 582. To honour his and the memories of all who served with Bomber Command I'm presently building this airfield, the world's most accurate replica of a Bomber Command base, for XPlane flight sim. Completion notionally late 24.
I didn’t realise that Mozzies flew from Little Staughton-I live close to there (St Neots) and regularly cycle past the airfield-in fact we quite regularly do a ‘Pathfinder’ ride round all of the airfields. Being a volunteer at Shuttleworth I see Spitfires and Hurricanes all the time, and the Historic Flight Lancaster is a regular part of our flying displays-would love to see a Mozzie join us one day………
It is so wonderful to see and hear classic aircraft fly again. Sound track was excellent for the clip, as a though the track was the mosquito breathing new life. Excellent.
I've had the chance to see this Mosquito 14 December 2018, one month before his first flight. It was for me an honor to exchange with the pilot and the chef engineer about this fabulous airplane. Thanks for this amazing souvenir.
I appreciate the kind words!
Looks incredible well done all involved
So great to see a mosquito again; my father worked at DeHavilands in Hatfield at the end of the war developing the hydraulic systems for both the mosquito and the Sea Hornet. After the war, I used to salvage balsa wood from the rear bulkheads from the demolition site when they scrapped so many surplus machines. I will never forget the flights leaving DeHavilands for their RAF stations in the latter days of the Second World War.
Beautiful, I saw DH98 from Hope Mountain shortly before it crashed. Fantastic to see and hear a Mosquito flying again. Congratulations.
What a beautiful "Mossie"! Especially in D-Day invasion stripes!
I was lucky enough to witness one flying in New Zealand a few years ago. An awesome chilling sounds of the engines. As others have mentioned, the music is not needed.
Check out the re-edit with plenty of RR Merlin engine noise! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
I saw this plane at Chino airport near Los Angeles, CA. It looks better in person! Such a smooth skin and the propellers are huge. The sound the engines make is glorious! As with other warbirds, they keep the speed down to about 250mph. Understandable but would have loved to see and hear it at 400+ mph
Stunning.
I love how the test pilot was wearing period correct flight gear!
saw this beast fly at the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow over the easter weekend, what a beautiful machine it was.
What a beautiful Beautiful piece of History it sounds so good!
I could barely hear it over the music.
A dream come true. I recall some years ago dreading the day when mosquitoes would no longer fly, they are of a delicate construction. Kudos to these folks.
Mozzies are as tough as old boots-the Luftwaffe hated them as they were so hard to shoot down-bullets could go straight through the structure without causing any problems unless they hit control cables.
@@K777JohnIndeed, but not great in tropical or humid climes, and the wood does not deal with longevity as well as metal.
Built for a purpose ..but for me ,a work of art..
What an incredible and unforgettable time that was!
a thing of pure beauty !!!! yip defo tears in the eyes !!!
It was an amazing aircraft with a style of construction that helped make it so versatile. Unfortunately, it was that style of construction that meant that not many of them survive to this day, so it's heartwarming to see the amount of work these guys have put in to return another one to airworthy condition. Well done guys.
Awesome work, wish we could have a beauty like this in the uk. So very proud of you're efforts.well done. definitely leading the way in I'm historic aircraft restoration, thank you for your passion. Its much appreciated in the uk believe me.
Glad to hear that, thank you for watching! If you want to hear a lot more of the RR Merlin’s you can watch the RR-edit here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
The boys in the Shop is building #5?6 not sure,but I heard that one's going to England,
So you'll have one to admire,the one just finished,will be flying over the Warbirds of Wanaka
Ever since l viewed a model 'Mossie' and a Typhoon in my Grandparents display cabinet in the early fifties I've been fasciated by the sheer beauty of this aircraft..the smooth lines that made it so fast.... My uncle who was a bomber pilot in WW2 made them from wood....Very appropriate in the case of the Mosquito..Wonderfull to see them take to the skies once again....
I think I heard first, then saw this plane fly over my house in Tauranga this week. I heard the roar of V12’s and while it was a fair way off thought I could see the twin engines. I said to my wife ‘I think that is a Mosquito’ She didn’t seem to care. But pleased I was able to identify this very rare bird.
The fact we haven't had a flying Mossie in England for years is shameful, but at least we're getting a Typhoon.
There is a Mosquito underway in NZ and it will be based at Biggin Hill from 2026. A Typhoon is probably 10 years away from flying
My father flew in these in the RAAF. He was a navigator in an Australian reconnaissance squadron, photographing Japanese positions in what is now Indonesia. After the war ended he and his pilot dropped leaflets over the prisoner of war camps, saying that help was on the way.
Wow! What a story. Thanks for sharing
Wonderful well ...Good lads down there so impressive
I saw this very aircraft at the Planes of Fame Museum the same day you posted this. 👍🏻
Awesome!! It’s a beauty!
Stunning.
A great video spot by the music. The only music you need is two Rolls-Royce merlin engines.
You can check out the new version with way more engine noise here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
These guys at Ardmore are building another one at the moment. Not positive, but think it is the 4th one they have built.
Nice job guys !
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I did read that the last three original Mosquitoes were flown in the film 663 Squadron and had a very expensive insurance premium on them.
There is no sweeter music than the Merlin concerto, please lets hear them.
Lovely video!
Here’s the RR Merlin version! ✌🏼th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
She is magnificent risen from the ashes
Great plane & fantastic effort but what better soundtrack than a pair of Merlin Engines,what were they thinking!
I agree, you can watch the re-edit here with all of the roar of the Merlins! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
There were a few in US service in WW2. Also Spitfires and the odd Beaufighter.
After the war this aircraft was park at the airport in Palmerston North, a town in the North Island of New Zealand. My Dad used to run the engines up on it on the odd occasion. The owners had nine of them if my memory serves me correctly and this one was the sole survivor of the nine.
Wow, what a great memory. Thanks for sharing that here!
Only heard in New Zealand, “the owner had nine of these aircraft” as you do.
9 Mosquito’s, that’s extraordinary.
Thank you!
Thanks for posting. A bit more detail about the plane, where it came from, and where it went, would have been interesting. I understand that this is partly a promotional video for the company, so that explains the music. I’m not going to whine about it like the others. Let them do their own videos. Can’t imagine being so pompous you think you can order the filmmaker to “turn the bloody music off.” Who do you think you are?
Totally agree. There are plenty of videos of Mosquitoes that don’t have background music. You’d think a video of the first flight of a Mosquito would be cause for celebration but no! There are always those tragics who insist on finding a grey cloud for every silver lining.
Amazing aircraft and a beautiful video! Where is it stationed now?
Northern California.
The sad thing is that we don't have an airworthy one n the country of its birth.
It only takes money time and patience these can can build you one
There's a part where I wish the music STOP so that I can hear the roar of the engines
A most excellent piece of work, very well done to all involved in this project, shame about the music though,Merlin magic is rare indeed.
Here’s the Merlin version! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
Such a stunning aircraft - 85000 hours well spent…
Charles summers in Sacramento, California? Didn't realize only 4 flying Mosquitos left in the world today.
Great film making. Curious why It was sold so soon after such a massive undertaking to build it?
The owners had invested the necessaries for the restoration process, rumored cost to do a ground up project like this is 5 to 10 mill, so it was pre owned if you like.
Well done chaps
Where did this beautiful restoration go on to after leaving your facility? I would like to go see it, where is it today?
Nice video, and a beautiful plane. Although I wonder how many plane enthusiasts prefer music over the sound of the engines. Apart from that, thanks for posting and sharing.
You bet! I did make a new version with all the engine noise I could include if you want to check it out. th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
@@BradleyWentzel Thanks so much. The title made me smile... Rolls Royce edition 🙂
AWESOME ! ! !
🤙🏼
Great video spoiled by the soundtrack. We want to hear the engines, please, not the music.
Sure thing! Here you go - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
GREAT accomplishment & a beautiful plane back where it belongs in the sky.
But... would have much rather heard less music and more engine, kind of took away from the experience for me.
Side note: there is another 'Mozzie' being returned to airworthyness at East Kirkby Airfield/Museum in Lincolnshire in the U.K.
Give the new version a watch with all the Merlin I could include. th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Much like the other viewers. I think it's fantastic you have a Mossie up in the air and ashamed it's not over here in jolly old England. I also prefer the Music of the Merlin than the plinky plonky noise you accompanied the film with. But thank you for showing the best of British aviation 👍😎Pete 🤓
Here’s the new version with Merlin’s noise! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
We use to live under the flight path of the de Havilland Airport here in Hertfordshire. Where the mossie was done.its a housing estate now 😢
Saw this being built in NZ (stopped by Avspecs when on holiday-very nice guys, let me in to have a look) and then at PofF in Chino in Dec. Beautiful plane. Where is its home field? Assuming somewhere in Ca?
Sacramento I believe
Were I a billionaire I’d be ordering a whole squadron of these. 😊
Great video of a stupendous aircraft but I would have preferred to hear her flying as opposed to the overbearing music whilst she was in the air.
Agreed. You can hear them roar in the new version I posted here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Well it’s be 5 years since PZ474 made its first flight.
Indeed it has. And here’s a video documenting it. It’s been ~80 years since WWII yet people still make films about it…
WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU ADD MUSIC TO THIS VIDEO
You can watch the re-edit with all the engine noise here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
Release the video with no music please.................
I did, you can watch it here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
Where is it new home? I would love soo much to see it?
Northern California.
Great but the music, just why?
Check out the re-edit here with a lot of RR Merlin engine noise. Thanks for watching! - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
Pure Genius
The only music I wanted to hear was those Merlin's!
Here is the RR Merlin version - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Thank you
A beautiful aircraft, a magnificent restoration job, just to nit pick a little, with Merlin engines music is not required, they provide their own.
Here’s the new version with all the Merlin I could include - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
the next one flew again this week....
pity the music is killing the sound of the merlins.
Here’s the Rolls Royce version! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
Its flying to Warbirds over Wanaka at easter ...
Love the video but why play music,so that you couldn’t hear the engines?
I made a new version here with all the engine I could include - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
Why New Zealand for the restorations , I saw another Mosquito flying video only yesterday
Avspecs is the warbird restoration company who are based in Auckland and were commissioned to restore it. They just finished another and flew it for the first time last week!
The music is very good and fits the film perfectly, but why does it have to be always over-dubbing the engine noise? The usual complaint - artistic over reality!
I made those changes in a new version that I hope you’ll watch - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Did you really think people would want to list to boring music instead of two Merlin engines?
My mistake! Here’s the updated version with all the RR Merlin music! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
no need for the music, Mosquito PZ474 creates its own
Here’s the re-edit with the engine sounds - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
@@BradleyWentzel Thanks Bradley, its greatly appreciated. You've made a lot of warbird fans very happy.
One for max sparks!
where do I buy the cool t shirt
Had the potential to be a Great video, however, turned it off once the bloody music started. why do people insist on putting music over the sound of the Merlins ?! For goodness sakes
I made those changes in the new version. Have a watch, thanks for the support - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
re-edit and lose the music! Cannot hear the merlins!
I did, check out the new version here - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
Thank you….The sound of merlins starting and flying is an unmistakable trademark that all want to hear….😊
Really nicely filmed, but why oh why dub generic feel-good music over the sounds of the engines roaring to life for the first time???
You can watch this version with all of the engine noise - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KkU21tiRzD0fuRFT
Thank you - better!
The music in the flying sections completely ruins the experience. Turn it off and let the engines do their thing.
I did in this new version. Hope you’ll give it a watch! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
If only we had one in the UK. Is it possible to publish an unadulterated version for those of us with a soul? Merlins over musicians I mean.
Music really spoils it.
Indeed, so I made a re-edit with a lot more RR Merlin engine noise in it - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfuDwLvnKZXKQ0en
I don't understand this video, 5 years after the 'first flight' in 2019.
Just going through my archives and adding some videos I’ve never posted here. Only posted it on Lewis Air Legends originally. But this was the first flight of this Mosquito after its restoration - just a mini doc. Hope you enjoyed it though. ✌🏼
Would this bird under the care of Rod Lewis at SAT ? I would like to see it next to Glaser Girl!@BradleyWentzel
@@richardm.gramling1772 It was at the time but it has since been sold to another party.
Visually enjoyable but LOSE THE MUSIC please !!!!!
Here’s the new version with all the Merlin engine noise I could add. th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
This would have been a lot better with less music and more twin merlin engine sounds.
I released a new version with all the Merlin I could include as well as a couple of bonus scenes in the air - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
An amazing achievement, but please loose the music! We just want to hear the plane......
Here’s the new version with all the engine noise I could include! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
@@BradleyWentzel
Absolutely beautiful! A vast improvement, thank you so much for re-editing this. A fitting tribute to all involved from its original history to the great work done to get her flying again for all to appreciate👍.
The music kills it 😢
Here the engine noise version - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
@@BradleyWentzel thanks. That was awesome 👌
Who was number 633 to like this?
Loved what you made and would have liked what you were saying you ruined the whole thing with the noise of the sound track
I made a new version with all the engine noise I could include. Hope you’ll give it a watch - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Less Music please - and more the Music of the Merlins.
Here you go! th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jz7kNA6sQtoJ8KVE
Shame about the music. Beautiful aircraft.
Here’s a new version with all the engine noise I could include - th-cam.com/video/Ojkoif58CXY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LOB0XJhGFQ9pIdkx
Easier to build a new mosquito?