Wings of Valor: Restoring A De Havilland Mosquito For Future Generations | Gaining Altitude | Spark
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- Gaining Altitude: The Mosquito Reborn tells the story of a Mossie through archival footage and interviews with veteran pilots. We follow the incredible process of restoring a plane that hasn’t flown in more than 50 years. And, we’ll take to the skies with the world’s only known flying original Mosquito.
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It's great to see this restoration. My father was a cabinet maker in North London before the war and, although he volunteered for the armed forces, he was mobilised into the workforce to build Mosquitos at Hatfield. He would have been very pleased to see one flying again.
My mum also worked in a factory making parts of the wooden airframe
Beautiful. My dad was a Mosquito pilot and I wish he could have seen this. RIP Dad.
Wonder if your dad knew my dad. My dad was a Spitfire and Mosquito mechanic in the RAF
@@MilesCobbett It would be interesting to know. My sister has all Dad`s log books and I can seem to get in touch with her any more. Must have changed phones and email accounts.
mine too - I wish I had asked him about it
Mine too, Photo reconnaissance, RAF Benson and Burma
My father too was a mechanic on spitfires and mosquitos. He was stationed at RAF Manston.
I’m in tears as the engines start and the plane is reborn. I cannot thank you guys enough.
I cried when I saw one in a museum. I never thought I would ever see one. What a treat.
As a kid my Dad used to drive past an all silver Mossie. Unfortunately he never stopped so I could visit it - much to my regret!
The de havilland museum near London has restored the first prototype.
Imagine how I felt when I saw one crash in 1996 :( I think at the time it was the last flying example too.
We have one at the RAF Cosford museum
@@buffplums a beauty she is too! Sadly not flown since 1965 and highly unlikely ever to do so again as she's structurally unfit due to glue failure :( Apparently one of her engines has only had 50 hours use!
The greatest aircraft of WWII - thank you so much for getting this beauty back into the skies...
The de Havilland Mosquito was, in my humble opinion the very best, most succesful, and most outstanding aeroplane of WW 2.
It was built as a jack of all trades, that was so good it mastered them all.
No arguments here.
My dad was a Lancaster rear gunner and must've seen them in action, but never mentioned it
@@ianpodmore9666 well, it became a jack of all trades. Not quite all those trades were envisioned during conception… 90% of the discussion over the original envisioned concept with the air ministry was ‘fast unarmed bomber’
@@TheHarryMann Very true, but you get my point.
Wooden Wonder!
What can you say to all the people involved except THANK YOU for bringing these wonderful machines to life again. Too many iconic aircraft down the years have been consigned to the scrap heap by successive governments an absolute disgrace.
TRULY!
J.C.
What a great documentary. The Mossy is such a beautiful plane and there is no mistaking the two 12 cylinder Merlin engines for anything else. Congrats to all those involved in the project, thanks to all the veterans who are still with us who flew these lovely machines and RIP to all those crew who never made it home, we owe you a great deal.
Brilliant job, gents. History salutes you. Dad was a B 29 pilot so war birds are in my blood. This docu got me a little misty. Mosquitos don't get the airplay that the heavies do, but if any attack plane can be said to have won the war throughout the entire 1939-45 period, this plywood raptor deserves the brass ring.
What a great documentary, no loud pointless music. Plenty of history and to see the people who actually flew the plane in anger was great production. Maybe a little more detail of the work involved getting it back in the air would have been nice?
But overall a great way to spend an hour watching one of my favourite planes being brought back to flying condition.
I agree. As an soon to be A&P . I wanted to see a little more of the Maintenance. I did tear up during this video.
@@markthompson4885 Hey Mark. If you teared up a little, you must have been Army. I was Marine. My eyes never tear up, but they did sweat a little.
@@CombatDoc54 spoke like a true Leatherneck! FYI: Eye Sweat is called Tears, outside the USMC! LOL
'Tear up' ... 'sweat'...
USAF = 'pucker factor'....
I'm with you there! No loud, pointless music!!! AMEN to that my brother, AMEN TO THAT!!!
Who would down vote something like this? Incredible restoration. Awesome to hear the veterans talk about their experiences.
We've got plenty of live Nazis in the USA to use it against, and there's no such thing a minor problem with a retract.
Eco warriors I would guess!
Seeing this video second time again, it does owns a soul, you people have restored the big history. Kudos to the team.
Amazing work gentlemen! A living part of history, the Merlin’s sound sweet, the exhilaration I can only imagine. I would like to hear yall took it up to 40,000 and enjoyed the ride!
A lovely documentary, and it awakens memories for me, as well, back to the age of 2 1/2. Refugees from eastern parts of Germany, we emigrated in ‘51, first for 3 years to Montréal. Our parents helped make ends meet by sub-letting a room to a de Havilland employee, an ex-POW fellow German. He got use of our bath one evening a week. Decades later, I was doing a Urology expertise; the patient (same guy!) surprised me with our common past, and clammed up. Mom reminded me, laughing, when I asked her why that could be.
Weekly shouting matches:
“Please, shut the vent window - Stop fogging up the whole apartment!”
“I’ve gotta breathe, too, dammit!”
The Mosquitoe is in my top 5 all time. Along with the P51 Mustang , Spitfire , A10 thundbolt aka warthog , and F22 Raptor. Great job guys. I salute all who serve and have served. Much love and respect from here in Mobile, Alabama, USA
What an outstandingly excellent programme. With Mossies so rare , I will never see another fly in my lifetime . The stand out plane of WW2. I was once stood in my back garden in England when I heard the unmistakable throb of Merlin engines approaching . Looking up , there was the Battle of Britain flight . A Spitfire , a Hurricane , and a Lancaster ( which I think was Lincoln at that time) . The sound of 6 Merlins in harmony sent goosebumps up and down my spine .
@Englishman inFrance . . . .You might well yet see one fly again very very soon, one is being re-built on The Isle of Wight, and should fly before long . . .Fingers crossed!!
Ahhh... the sound and fury of Merlins writ large...
Wow, Just wow! God bless all the folks working for many years to make this beautiful airplane fly again. Very, very impressive.
Ive had the pleasure of being in one. I was in the cadets 1466 squadron 1975 to 1977 . It was in a hanger but a beautiful aircraft. Well done.
My neighbor Lionel Henning was a joiner by trade , and worked on the construction of Mossies in Walthamsow at Blackhorse Road during the war. He also told me that they were having a problem with the gluing process, and played apart in resolving it. In the 1990s I took him to Duxford to see a Mossy on static display, and he gave me and the guide there a memorable recollection of how he helped on the parts of construction.
Thanks to those people in this video for bringing that part of history alive again.
NEIGHBOUR! U!
Such an important and amazing part of history, this documentary brought me to a tears! Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
It's all smooth lines and curves.
Gorgeous kite and a good shout at being WW2's best all rounder
As someone who used to help with vintage aircraft restoration, I love watching these sorts of documentaries.
The DeHavilland museum at London Colney UK has 3 mosquitos in one building one of them is the original prototype
....and my father was the foreman on the job that built that first prototype... :-)
I was born in London Colney in 1956 my grandad Arthur James Watts, put the first 500 engines in the first 250 aircraft a great mechanic as told to me by my dad another great mechanic of the old school.I'm also a mechanic not even in their league.
@@KathrynLiz1 That's amazing, to think the plane I saw at the Mozzie museum had your fathers hands and eyes all over it back in the day! what did your father go on to do after that? sorry to be so nosey :-)
@@tonywatts7445 You may not think you're in their league but I bet given the same circumstances you would be right up there ! It's obviously in your blood sir :-)
@@kougerat5388 absolutely yes we have 7 mechanics in the family we need a plumber or a sparky Ha Ha
Job well done. That is the best looking Mosquito I have seen. Since I can remember the De Havilland Mosquito has always been my favourite WW2 aircraft.
I visited the De Havilland Aircraft Museum Salisbury Hall, Shenley, London Colney AL2 1BU well worth a visit. This is where it was designed and the prototypes built. What a day we had going into planes and talking to the veterans.
and now, they are rebuilding ''The Peoples Mosquito'' there, to flying standard, google the title for details AND, DONATE, to speed things up.
In 1980, I worked at the largest Multi Disciplinary Design firm in Europe, Building Design Partnership based in Preston Lancashire. There was an old guy who worked there, who said as an apprentice, he worked on the Mosquito as a joiner. They where timber framed and were built in Salmesbury outside the limits of Preston. As a 27 year old I was in awe of this guy who was part of the team that built these iconic planes. Epic.
Beautiful plane,extraordinary engineers and mechanics.Wonderful story.The test pilot has titanium balls.I salute the men who flew these in war,true heroes.
agreed all but the titanium part planes design was well proven long ago the frame has undergone full restoration the engines are certified the props are certified , mechanical systems and our understanding of them are far greater now than when this craft was designed so it only comes down to trust of others professionalism its a flight like any other flight and not this crafts maiden voyage or this designs first flight,,they had the titanium
The test pilot is Steve Hinton, who is maybe the best pilot ever of WW2 aircraft. He flew the first flying Mosquito restoration which was done in New Zealand. He is head of the Planes of Fame museum, and has a restoration company.
@@loboheeler Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. was the test pilot..steve hinton is just a pilot probably a damn good one with more hours than i can imagine
Ok,I can accept that Mr Hilton is one of the greatest test pilots,but a one off airplane plenty pressure. The unexpected happens when you don’t expect it.He had the best of the best to rebuild such a particular machine,anything could have happened.So ,big balled Steve,the adrenaline junky.
All of De Havilland's designs were beautifull
Well here I am a year later watching this again and I can only imagine the joy and accomplishment of what you all achieved.
I take my hat off to all those involved.
My favourite Allied twin engined fighter-bomber. So beautiful, graceful, and lethal. Wonderful to see her fly.
Thoroughly lived that video. I think you guys out in Canada have contributed more than other in restoring and flying so much aviation from the wartime.
I also had the honour to climb aboard and take some photos of the FM212 Lancaster at Windsor after spotting it on my to fly out from Windsor airport to Toronto. I had just an hour before checkin and was just driving up to the car park and saw the Lanc on the other side of the airport with no outboard wings or engines but on seeing her, thought I HAVE to get to see that. Long story short, the museum was closed but one of the guys was showing a group of pretty young women around so thought there is NO way I’m going to get to see this baby with less than an hour to go to check.
But the gent was really nice and for a 40 Buck donation to the museum he let me climb all over her and took my photo in the pilots seat, also have myself a shot siting in NX611 Just Jane Lancaster and getting a taxi ride too, which is in its way to flying again at East Kirkby. Imagine having VERA, the BBMF and Just Jane all flying go together. I do have a photo with VERA and PA474 flying overhead of East Kirkby with NX611 sitting on the ground below with her engines running.
You guys are doing such a magnificent job.
Every so often I come back and watch this once again.
AMAZING , the deadication by all involved over the years to rebuild and fly the Mosquito . DH , has been part of my early years as my farther and mother worked on the Vampire and the sea vixen until the factory at Christchurch closed . Thank you for the video and an amazing aircraft .
I love seeing these old war hero's brought back to life, thank you for uploading it. Another piece of history saved for all to see and hopefully remember the cost of war.
That hangar looks exactly how a vintage hangar should look. To the uninitiated it looks like chaos, but once you're standing among the aircraft everything makes logical sense.
And the smell . . . as they click & ping cooling down, then you really know you're home. Lights off, beer o'clock : )
It's been a pure joy to watch this. Thank you.
That was something! The Mosquito fasinated me from a boy to now, at 67years.
ME too 65 now.
All my Uncles served in WWII (In all theaters) and I was always a rapid history fan. I loved the aircraft of that era and was fortunate to live near Oshkosh. The Mosquito always fascinated me. That you gentlemen so very much for keeping the era of history alive.
Thank you for showing us a treasure historic beautiful air plane.
Tom Burdge is my Grandpa, was so proud he was asked to speak for this. He passed away the other day at 101 years old. I'm so very honoured to be his grandson. I'm glad this still lives on the internet.
This was a very enjoyable documentary! First class! What an amazing story and the dedication of the restorers is mind boggling!
Not too many young guys?
Any budding apprentices in the offing?
Great job!
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In the seventies, I worked for a guy who had been a movie cameraman before the war. He joined the war effort and flew some of the first Mosquitos. As they were totally unarmed they were used for reconnaissance. He used to have to get in, take his pictures and get out quick. I remember him telling me that after he landed he was told that he'd beaten the world speed record, and he did so several more times over the following days.
DeHavilland also realised that there was a vast army of woodworking craftsmen throughout the country that wasn't being
utilised due to the preference of aluminium and steel. He basically had a huge workforce itching to do something rather than cabinets and coffins.
That is exactly how the Boeing Boat Company on Lake Washington became the Boeing Aircraft Company, float planes.
I'm sure that they all got a real buzz, knowing that they were building a part of something, out of wood no less, that when assembled with other parts made by others, was going to knock the shit out of the Nazis.
It justifies my thinking that wars are won and lost by technical design and exquisite engineering under extreme pressure and backed by a competent government who deploys people who trust the ones who engaged them and to put their lives totally in their hands because they love the beautiful equipment they were delivered and the soul enshrined within. These aren't planes...their a condensed collection of extraordinary minds with a will to survive no matter what.
The only thing that beats the sound of a fly by of a Spitfire or a Mustang with a Merlin is a Mossy sporting two, and the wonderful modulation of the twin Merlin's!
If it's the mosquito that was restored in New Zealand, it flew here at an airshow with a Spitfire and a Mustang at the same time - four merlins roaring simultaneously!!
Superb film.. I ADORE Mossies, and here in the UK, where they were designed and [mostly] used.. we HAVE NOT GOT ONE ~ NOT ANY.! flying, which is very sad.
Thank you for this.. it was a joy to watch.
Carlisle UK
The Passion these guys have is fantastic to See.
What a privelege/
These machines are links of time to help understand the men and women of those times ! Wise to preserve these means to connecting us of now.
My Grandfather was killed Sept '43 flying a Mosquito MK VI over Germany/Holland with the RCAF.
The Canadians & Aussies were good enough to get the best out of the Mosquito... normally flying at 360+ mph at under under 45ft!!! Your Grandfather was one of the Elite.
My Uncle was killed in a Mosquito night fighter, also in September 1943, over the Thames estuary whilst attacking a Heinkel 111 which was laying mines. 488 Squadron RNZAF.
The British Engineer Not only Canadians and Aussies, Brits, Kiwis, Norwegians, Poles and many others! A Mosquito Mk VI FB would never fly at 360+ mph at that height, with a full load including drop tanks the engines would blow. Max.speed with full throttle boost at “sea level” is 354 mph. On the longest Mosquito low-level daylight operation - Carthage, (Gestapo HQ Copenhagen), the Mossies flew at 50ft, anything lower would have been suicide! Cruising speed was 275 mph with an attack speed of 300 mph. A FB VI with 2x 500lb bombs and 2x 100 gallon drop tanks will consume 100 gallons fuel per hour. I have this info from the aircrews that flew on that operation.
DCDK291
Well, even the old pilot in this documentary said they set their radio altimeters to keep them in the green between 35 and 50 feet altitude. Sounds crazy but I assume that’s what those young pilots did.
@@mmcbey1401 Did that action occur on the night of the 15-16 Sept 1943?
So innovative in many ways and such a beautiful and important aircraft. So glad the Canadians have restored one and to such a high standard.
An incredible story of persistence and dedication. Such an elegant aircraft and it was wonderful to hear the enthusiasm of both the war veteran pilots and the engineers and enthusiasts who so patiently restored “F for Freddy”. Thank you.
Awesome. What an achievement of restoration of an iconic aircraft. Respect.
It's like any machine, you just know when it looks right and this one sure as hell does. Great work to you all.
These planes just looked "right". . Im not an engineer but you can sometimes tell by the appearance of a plane, or ship, or even a car, when the designers have excelled themselves.
I grew up admiring the exploits of this aircraft, with airfix models, 633 squadron movie and tales of night fighters and pathfinders over germany and that attack on the gestapo hq, amazing stuff of legend.
I have a Mosquito (RC) hanging on my wall in my living room. Love the aircraft and sometimes when flying my Jabiru imagine what it would be like to have that much speed and power at my control? Awesome documentary.
SWEET MACHINE
My dad was in the U.S. infantry in WW2 and the Korean War, from the time he was a boy (he was born in 1922) he wanted to be a pilot, he joined the Army in 1940 in hopes of being transferred to the Army air Corp. Unfortunately that never happened, so in 1946 he was back home in the states and he finally acheved his dream of becoming a pilot. When he was stationed in England in advance of D-Day he saw Spitfire's and other British planes, but the one that really impressed him was the Mosquito.
In the 1960s when I was a boy he had told me stories about all the great planes he had seen in his life, and next to the P-51 Mustang he loved the Mosquito, he passed that love on to me, one of the first multi engine model I built as a kid was the Mosquito. Love to see this one being saved for future generations to see actually flying. I salute you all.
Steve Hinton has more time in WW II Aircraft and I have followed some of his tests of different aircraft. The Mosquito aircraft is a thing of beauty. I hope she flies on forever.
Fabulous effort, marvellous aeroplane, wish we still had a flyer. Look after her boys.
A 400 mph, WWII plane made of wood. Amazing even today; back then, stupendous.
Herman Goering lambasted Luftwaffe manufacturers for not producing anything rivaling the Mosquito. The field marshal raged that Commonweath furniture factories turned out a superior aircraft which few German interceptors could shoot down. However, even RAF planners initially gave Mosquito production a budgetary cold shoulder, relegating construction to the very "non-essential" woodworkers Goering grudgingly recognized.
My Flew the PR for the RCAF and ended his career engineering the CIA Spy satellites. With a two man crew so he wore many hats. Navigator, Radio Operator, Reconnaisance Photo and 2nd seat when needed. Thank you for posting this.
Awesome program!!! What a joy this was to see it fly again!!!
It really boils my piss that we dont have one here in the UK.
They have now located a complete set of technical drawings for the Mosquito.
I, for one, will be buying a new one if I win the lottery.
If I won, I would have one custom build in carbon fiber with turbine engines.
i would have flight lessons if i won the lottery and then go from there,, i would Buy a Spitfire but still respect the Mosquito!
James Neave
Surely, if they went back into production, large or small numbers, they would sell like helicopters on the
TITANIC? ER. Spitfires and Hurricanes as well?
From Aspecs New Zealand was it? Theyve built 3 Mossies to date, and have started another, they hunted down all technical Plans.
@@wayneyd2 carbon maybe, but with Merlin engines every day of the week..
When I was a child (7 -8 years) I lived in a village called Mosgiel (in New Zealand) near the Taieri Airport where a squadron of Mosquitos were based along with Harvards and Mustangs. Occasionally a Mosquito would fly over our house. My Dad who was an airtraffic controller somehow acquired a fuel tank of a Mosquito when one of them was dismantled. I guess I had a love affair with the Mosquito from that time on and for many years had a plastic model of a Mosquito I assembled from a kit (Airfix?).
Roll on sixty years and I was staying in Wellington in a cottage near the end of the Wellington airport runway when in the late afternoon the Mosquito built/restored in Auckland 'buzzed' the airport.
A very special aeroplane.
A wonderful account of a unmatched story, of determination and endurance, congratulations to ALL involved, and in the telling of this unique story.
I was a member of the Hornet Raf squadron and it was the fastest plane in the world at the time. Once our squadron leader made a pass over our base with both engines featherd! What a performance,! James Parlett now 94 years old ,
Superb presentation, especially enjoyed when the pilots gave us their insights. This film gets my 🛩🛩🛩🛩🛩 rating!
It is a very unique and beautiful airplane. Well done on the restoration guys!
17:25 you were all HEROS and thank you very much ...
Fantastic video, the passion by the crew that restored this beautiful aircraft is inspirational, great job boys.
I still have my copy of 633-Squadron one great movie! The sound of those Merlin's still to this day blows my socks off!What astonishing engineering .For its time .
I had the distinct pleasure of having my own private air show of the last flying Mosquito in Britain RR299 a year before it crashed at Barton near Chester U.K. I was in the RAF at the time and working on a radio transmitter station which was located on an old RAF coastal command station at the former RAF St Eval in Cornwall, U.K. I was walking down the old 08/26 main runway running some intercom cable up form one of the TX buildings to the entrance gate.
I heard the sound of engines and thought to myself, hmm they sound old a bit like Merlins, looked up and saw RR299 fast coming towards me, must have been about 80 foot as he came down, buzzed me and shot off again. That was one thing but the fact that all around the old runways are about 18 60 foot radio antenna masts plus wire work as well.
But what a thrill that was, I just wish I’d been able to record it but at least I can remember it. I feel very privileged to have had that experience.
Oddly many years early, as an Air Cadet aged 14, I was at the Liverpool Speke Airport air show and I was asked to go inside the compound where the BBMF Lancaster was as well RR299. I took a photo shot looking up into the cockpit from the crew entry door so I do have some souvenir if the aircraft.
Forgot to add Avspecs NZ now have the only centre section of the De Havilland Hornet still about, which they intend rebuilding to fly. Exciting! Good luck finding the right engines for it!
What a beautiful airplane. The Mosquito is awesome!
Great kick ass airplane. I'm sure they were made out of wood mostly because of the shortage of aluminium during WWII, but it would be nice to fabricate one out of aluminium now to keep in a museum.
What a Historic moment when it lifted off for the first time after restoration, Stunning.
This was very cool I had no clue this thing was right in my back yard thanks for posting this
You lucky bugger
The P-38 Lighting is still my favorite
Fantastic story, thank you very much.
What a beautiful aircraft , the original MRCA .
Please tell me that all those guys who helped wit the story and the restoration got a flight?! Stunning thing…
I live in Christchurch UK, I’m pleased to say the memory of the mosquito lives on as half the roads are named after this plane and Dehavilland himself! My all time favourite wartime aircraft.
I also lived on the southern side of Christchurch airfield and remember the aircraft production at the Airspeed factory at the end of the propellor and the beginning of the jet ages in 1947-65. A great number of Mosquitos, Hornets and Sea Hornets were built at Christchurch up to 1948, then it changed to Vampires, Venoms, Sea Vampires and Sea Venoms and finally Sea Vixens. Amongst all those was the production line for one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built - the Airspeed AS67 Ambassador.
When de havilland took the designs to the air ministry, they called it "freeman's folly" after de havilland's demonstration, it was called "the wooden wonder".
Thank you for a very moving video, my she fly forever.
Great to see this. My grandad RIP flew in these during WW2, first as a Navigator in the Lancaster n then in the Mosquitoes, he flew in the ones designed n built in England n I’ve heard stories of him outrunning n out manoeuvring EVERYTHING in the air during the war.
soaringtractor im sorry but it was able to outrun most of the things in the air n it is stated that at that time it was the fastest aircraft. Why is it a lie???? It even states in this documentary that it was the fastest. My grandad has sadly passed now but I have all his medals n wings etc. So plz don’t say what he did was a lie. We are a military family n we have all served n we are very proud of what he did during the war.
@@marcs990 This is not to disagree with you, it it just a story: My father said that a recce Mossie went missing over S. Germany and they blamed an Me262. But remember, my father did not see it happen, you would have to find the Me262 pilot.
20chocsaday no worries mate, it’s obviously a possibility. The Me262 was a Jet after all & they could of dived down on an unsuspecting Mossie. It think it could still beat it in level flight but I’m no expert. All I know is my grandad loved the aircraft, so light with 2 huge Rolls Royce Merlins strapped to it, I heard stories of how low they would fly n would have to do an emergency pull up if they came to close to a house, he said 20-30ft AGL wasn’t unheard of. Thanks for the info & greetings from England 🏴
As an 18 yo Australian in 1952 I was called up for national service and in the RAAF served in 87 PR Squadron which was the last one still flying the "Wooden Wonder" and in my 6 months service I fell in love with this wonderful airplane and today still have a model on my desk what you are doing is wonderful and the very best of luck to all the crew.
An Amazing Aircraft, Never a Bad word from all those Great Young Men who flew them. And lovely to hear them talk about their missions. I guess the Few were Many in the End. And get the Hell outta the way cause we're coming in to fire. Could you please get out of the way .. Oh Bless YAY !!! Lest we Forget XX
you just cant beat that sound
I could listen to the Merlin engine all day & the twins on a Mossi, just pure music . Thank you for the vids guys, great viewing.
The only sound better than 2 merlins is 4 merlins on a Lancaster 😀
@@venustus129 Oh hell yes! :-)
Beautiful aircraft. Not a fighter, but a good ground attack aircraft.
That was bloody marvelous ...well done all
In this time aviation was not very secure..But its nice to restore a peace like this...
Thank you!
Had a supposedly Mexican Mosquito fly into Tampa's Vandenberg Airport
Once a grass strip FBO. Now a BizJet emporium... We kids were GoFers!... not allowed today...
THIS when I was in the 3rd grade ( I'm 72...flunked 2nd grade, so I was a little older!) on it's way to the islands.
I walked around it, and it was pretty rough looking from weathering. Like poorly maintained wooden boat... so to speak...
Still a gorgeous machine, even so.
We had Merlins in unlimited hydros on The Bay, so I well knew the sound...
I away wondered if it had made it to it's destination.
Any one know of this one?
I sure hope so!
I'd love to see one on i's way to Oshkosh, from The Lake
Our Fargo Beach....
With the fighters, B-25s, B-17s, the B-24..
and the home built's..
CAVU!
High Flight!
J.C.
Only just come across this. My Uncle, John Braham was a Blenheim and in particular Mosquito night fighter pilot. He was also the most decorated UK pilot of the 2nd WW. A fascinating piece of history for which thank you!
Great to see another Mosquito flying, I used to live near Walton and see the one thre flying when I was growing up, until it crashed.
Born in the late fifties I grew up with with various WW2 movies and stories. I reckon a bloke can really love something even if he's never seen one in person, even the sound.
I have a scratch built radio controlled one in my shed but I am not game to fly it . It is too beautiful to crash it. As a model they are very hard to control.
Thank you for making this magnificent video.
It’s probably a lot better than original just because of the modern technologies when it comes to plywood , the glue , lamination process. Also they took their time building it where in 1940 they really didn’t have time for those “ fine points “.
I grew up in Hatfield, no far from where De Havilland stood. For those interested, the old De Havilland offices are now a police station and the old Hangar is now a Gym. The old runway has since gone as it's now covered over with housing and warehouses. But before they were built, a few scenes from Saving Private Ryan were filmed there.
My father worked on the mosquito at the De Havilland works, Leavesden England. his job was to install the hydraulics and wheels for the landing gear. he told me they would 'run' the huge wheels from stores to the aircract, no health and safety then. i do believe its importance was recognised at the time, not just because he was prevented from telling anyone anything about the aircraft, although i suppose that would have been common for most military construction, but what made it interesting to me was something he told about his time there. at 18 he was called up for army service, and went for his medical, which he passed, when he went into work one day and handed his foreman his call up papers, (a formidible Scotsman), he said to my father, "get back to your f******g station, your going nowhere", and tore up his papers in front of him, and he never heard another word about it! my father worked at De Havilland throughout the war years, on the Mosquito, he loved it.
He died around 3 years ago, he was a very small cog in an enormous engine, but vital none the less.
I note it has ice guards fitted ahead of the air intakes, beautiful result, nice to see one in gloss finish