Kermit, Thank you for making the videos about the Mosquito. I looked at it each time that I visited Oshkosh, and I always wanted to see what was inside. I also wanted to know why it was not flying. I appreciate your taking time to do this type of thing.
In early to mid sixties I worked for a boat builder (UK).. although I didn't know it at the time the glue we used was the same, or similar as used on the Mosquito. It was a two pack glue, a white powder that turned translucent when mixed with water and a green watery activator. When the two were brought together it set very rapidly, especially in warm, hot weather.... When cured completely the wood would break before the glued joint.. Love watching your aviation videos. especially your preflight explanation of what's going on and the flight..Wonderful.
That distinctive smell that you get with the Mosquito probably comes from its wooden construction. They used Formaldehyde in the adhesive resins used in the construction of the fabricated plywood panels which the Mosquito was largely made of. Formaldehyde was used as a binding agent in pressed-wood products. A Urea glue was applied to one wooden surface and the Formaldehyde catalyst brushed onto the other and the pieces of wood clamped together, creating a waterproof bond stronger than the wood itself. That's your smell.
New fuselage and wing from New Zealand. There is completely re-fuselage’d and re-winged Mosquito in Virginia Beach air museum it’s better than new. The glue could let go on an old fuselage and would blow apart. It’s happened in the past. Great black and white vids on YOuTube on the build and operation.
Hey Kermit! Excellent in depth 'Kermie Cam' of the magnificent Mosquito. Years back when I was involved in voluntary warbird re-builds I seem to remember this bird being flown down from Strathalan Collection in Scotland to Blackbush aerodrome in Hampshire UK (where Doug Arnold stored his collection for a while) for its final fit out before the long haul across the pond to the States. As I remember she took the Northern route via Greenland with additional tanks fitted. Be great to hear back from anyone that may remember this?
Hi Kermit,thanks for great informative videoing.In 1954 I was finishing my `Air Wireless Mechanic` course at RAF Yatesbury in Wiltshire county,UK,Almost the last task was to practice using the air wireless equipment in the night version Mosquito,,it was equiped with Radar;the viewing scope in right hand seat. Chas[ex 3141983].
THank you Kermit Sir, for a thorough , detailed and very interesting demonstration and description, of my favourite War Bird. I loved your flight Video too, of the Planes history and creation, it was dated 1989.
Absolutely fantastic video thanks for sharing the history of the aircraft probably one of my favourites, just her sitting there in the museum gets me excited to think will she get back up in the air.
I would love to see this DH Mosquito restored and flown again! an amazing aircraft and quite the story of how it was made during WWII... thanks for the wonderful video.
Really enjoyed this little feature. I had the pleasure of seeing RS712 and RR299 fly in formation at the 1987 Biggin Hill Air Fair - the last time two Mossies have ever flown in formation.
Thanks Kermit!!! Always a joy to watch your videos and see your collection. I'm glad there are people like you out there preserving history at a high standard. Your planes are immaculate!!
Great series of videos Kermit but I laughed my a...e off at your suggestion that in the location reserved for "Rations", there would be "scones". The thought of the crew applying jam and cream to their scones as they sip their tea, whilst all the while hurtling to Deutschland on a do or die mission is truly one for Monty Python.
I remember seeing this beautiful aircraft fly many years ago at ( iirc ) RAF Church Fenton. Definitely was this one and not the ill fated RR299 that sadly crashed kiling both crew.. It still had the nose glazing painted over and dummy .303 gun berrels added for filming 633sqn. It would be awesome to see it back up where it belongs.
During WW2 my Grandfather worked in the factory just north of Toronto that made the landing struts for the DeHavilland Mosquito. You said that one was 70 years old (at the time of recording), so yes, 1943 would have been right. If those struts are original, I can't help thinking that he may have had his hands on them. Amazing!
You mention how the fusalage is made in 2 halves [just like a model kit], Kemit When it came to the wings unlike a model kit they were had a single spar that ran wingtip to wingtip, swith the fusalage having a cut out section that slotted over/across the wings and bomb bay.
We were there in 1983 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on,"Fathers Day". I have pictures(6?) of the Mosquito(above) you were in that day. My Uncle Roy(Maxwell) served in the RCAF during WW2 and lived on the Mount Hope Aerodrome grounds with his wife Aunt Kelly during the war. He was an Officer and was the head of RCAF for Supply and Services during the BCATP. He had all the aircraft maintained, repaired and serviced during that time for all of southern Ontario. We were all alot younger.
I was at that show at the CWH! Nothing like 8 merlies roaring through the sky at the same time.. Awesome! Luckily I get to see the Lanc fly regularly..
Thank you for sharing in such detail. Thank you very very much. Fascinating to see it through your eyes, telling me I need to see . . . . .. Thank you for your passions for it all.
Kermit, your "Kermie Cam" videos are a national treasure. I can tell that you are born to teach. Please keep the "Kermie Cam" videos coming. I can't wait to visit Orlampa, FLA.
Very cool video, thanks so much for sharing. In 1988-91 I lived less than a quarter of a mile due south of Richards Field in Homestead (where I was taking flying lessons). One day I heard the unmistakeable sound of a war bird flying overhead. I went outside and looked up just in time to see this aircraft passing over. That was quite a thrill. I hope you can get it back in the air again one day.
Excellent, thanks for the tour. My grandfather worked on them during the war. He got an award from DH for some design change he made on the wings. I have it somewhere. He also got shot at by German planes while up on the factory roof making repairs.
Even if it's light hearted don't poke fun of the British in a Mosquito video, this is one of the few aircraft America ever bought for us and it was a world beater, in its roll no other aircraft ever matched it. Try flying a twin fighter bomber at treetop level down a Berlin street and landing a pair of 500lb bombs in the front door of a Gestapo headquarters without hitting the surrounding houses, then flying home safely to British soil in any other aircraft, Mossie was a war winner!
Mosquitos were famously used to raid Gestapo Headquarters in Copenhagen and Aarhus, but not Berlin. One of the planes in the Copenhagen raid crashed into a girls' boarding school, resulting in 125 civilian deaths. But the raid on the Gestapo was a success
They were the first to bomb berlin during the day,Goering was going to get on national radio but because of the raid they had to push back the broadcast for a hour
You can look up Goering's comment about the Mosquito. He was very pissed that Britain could produce such a thing with furniture makers (!) while his own Luftwaffe couldn't catch it.
ThePeople's Panzer Sorry but I don't understand what you meant by "....one of the few aircraft America ever bought from us..." I thought it was Canadian effort. Please explain.
This is wonderful viewing,I admire so much what this gentleman has done.It is soo sad that you don't ever see a Mosquito over the skies of England these days.
I was at that Canadian Warplane Heritage airshow in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that you mention, where Vera Lynn was the guest entertainer, signing "The White Cliffs of Dover" and your Mosquito was the other star attraction...what a show! Hope you get that Mosquito flying again soon, and bring it back to Canada for an encore! Can't wait!
Excellent and informative video! I have long been a fan of the Mossie. For several years I worked with one of the original mechanics who serviced these at DH Downsview in Toronto during WW2. Greatly enjoyed visit to Fantasy of Flight (our winter home is Davenport, FL) and plan to return. Keep up the good work!
that was a fantastic tour , very insightful, and congratulations for owning a beautiful plane. the only negative was the fisheye lens gave me motion sickness!
RS 712 is one of the aircraft that once flew with No. 3 CAACU (Civilian Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit) at Exeter in the UK doing target towing ... I can remember as a young lad often seeing them flying and the sad day in 1963 when all the remaining flyable ones took off and flew in formation across the city. Fortunately a number of them (all Mark TT35's) survive ... TA634 at the DeHavilland Heritage Centre, TJ138 at Hendon, TA639 at Cosford and TA719 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
I spoke via email to one of your staff a couple of years ago concerning the handwritten flight log for the transatlantic flight from Strathallan, which I own, he told me that you have sufficient information for this aircraft but as things do change I wanted to check again that you are happy without it, it is nice to see live images of it finally, you have an amazing organisation in your Fantasy of Flight museum, there are not many working flight museums in the world, keep up the great work !!!
Thank you for posting this, I have not had a walk around like this of the Mosquito before. I hope you get it flying, I've not seen any other of your videos yet to know. Thank you :)
Cool, great video!! Love how you show every nook and cranny! You sir have a great life to be able to intake that smell of the Mosquito. I am obsessed with WW2 aircraft! Would love to partake one day.
Wood and glue have an interesting relationship with atmospheric conditions. Using glues that react with water and air means a limited and unpredictable lifespan! Service life for these airframes was not expected to be more than ten years or so, lots were scrapped after glue failures in tropical conditions. Perhaps modern glues would last longer.... trouble is, you have to build new aircraft from scratch!
Mosquitos in the India-Burma theater had to be withdrawn from service after a relatively short period when the glue began to degrade and the plywood started to delaminate. The squadrons got their old Beaufighters back.
Those fuel tanks on the underside of the wing were often cannibalized by Brits and used as motorcycle sidecar bodies. To this day they manufacture fiberglass sidecar bodies to that exact shape at, www.watsonian-squire.com/meteor/ I love the Mosquito.
My father flew in a Mossie during the second World War. He was 22 years old, graduated from Purdue University with an EE degree and was sent to Britain to do classified work on radar and other electronic warfare technology (primitive by today's standards). The only planes faster than the Mosquito were the German jets, and my father was thrilled to go on hops across the Channel to mess with the German's radar and communications.
Nice to learn about the Mossie as you are learning about it. Thanks for posting. Do you have a time frame for restoring the Vega or is it a case of "it's done when it's done"?
Scones ... I was 40 something before I knew what an Oreo was. Mott the Hoople had me really confused ... Planes - Mosquito and Hurricane are my favourite WW2 aeroplanes. Could never decide one over the other; though 633 Squadron was my favourite war film as a kid, or was it Battle of Britain ?? Dad was a WW2 RAF radar operator. Aeroplanes kind of in the blood (never to be called planes or aircraft ! RAF rules don'tcha know).
The Mossie is the most underrated Aircraft of WW2 it is a beast, it flew some of the most daring raids during WW2 and soon UK will have a flying version👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
I just finish watching Mosquito Wooden Wonder on VHS taped off History Channel years ago they cover the raid on Gestpo headquarters I am building the 1\48 tamiya FB Mk .VI Mosquito good day stay the course Bruce
Dalle Smalhals you know what he means. You always hear about mainstream aircraft like the spitfire ,p51, b17 ect but you never or rarely hear the glory stories of de havillands wooden wonder
Hello Wiz, a lovely video - now dated, obviously, however my question is what is going on with the Mossie? So few exist, it would be such a tragedy to see one less flying 😢 - work your magic and get her back in the air, please!
Kermit one of the items that you'd probably find in the ration pack would be Tea, us British don't go anywhere without some Tea, love the walk around, looking forward to the next part.
Have seen a Mossie flying over here in the UK, there's a few about in museums but everyone here is obsessed with Spitfires! Anyways, lovely to see inside one, and nice to see an owner who sees it as a nice thing, not something to be fawned over and cosseted, love the fact he has no idea what some of the stuff does PS: we have Oreos over here...
I think it was a 1974 my dad took me to Logan Airport cuz there was a mosquito there they were letting people go out on the tarmac to look at it when we get out there was only me and my father but it was pretty cool it was used in the war and it had patched bullet holes I don't know if any of you other guys had been there to see that but that was a great experience cuz the mosquitoes is one of my favorite World War II fighter bombers mosquito and P-38 Lightning those are my two favorites you might have been 1972
Kermit, Thank you for making the videos about the Mosquito. I looked at it each time that I visited Oshkosh, and I always wanted to see what was inside. I also wanted to know why it was not flying. I appreciate your taking time to do this type of thing.
In early to mid sixties I worked for a boat builder (UK).. although I didn't know it at the time the glue we used was the same, or similar as used on the Mosquito. It was a two pack glue, a white powder that turned translucent when mixed with water and a green watery activator. When the two were brought together it set very rapidly, especially in warm, hot weather.... When cured completely the wood would break before the glued joint.. Love watching your aviation videos. especially your preflight explanation of what's going on and the flight..Wonderful.
That distinctive smell that you get with the Mosquito probably comes from its wooden construction. They used Formaldehyde in the adhesive resins used in the construction of the fabricated plywood panels which the Mosquito was largely made of. Formaldehyde was used as a binding agent in pressed-wood products. A Urea glue was applied to one wooden surface and the Formaldehyde catalyst brushed onto the other and the pieces of wood clamped together, creating a waterproof bond stronger than the wood itself. That's your smell.
New fuselage and wing from New Zealand. There is completely re-fuselage’d and re-winged Mosquito in Virginia Beach air museum it’s better than new. The glue could let go on an old fuselage and would blow apart. It’s happened in the past. Great black and white vids on YOuTube on the build and operation.
If I were to choose one plane to get to fly in my life, it would be the Mosquito.
Great video thank you. My dad was a navigator on Mozzies during WW2. My favourite plane by a mile
My ex father-in-law worked on the Mossie at the Dehavilland works in London during the war...heard some amazing stories
A unique internal tour of the rear part of the Mosquito. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Great stuff.
The most beautiful aircraft ever built.
Hey Kermit!
Excellent in depth 'Kermie Cam' of the magnificent Mosquito.
Years back when I was involved in voluntary warbird re-builds I seem to remember this bird being flown down from Strathalan Collection in Scotland to Blackbush aerodrome in Hampshire UK (where Doug Arnold stored his collection for a while) for its final fit out before the long haul across the pond to the States. As I remember she took the Northern route via Greenland with additional tanks fitted.
Be great to hear back from anyone that may remember this?
Hi Kermit,thanks for great informative videoing.In 1954 I was finishing my `Air Wireless Mechanic` course at RAF Yatesbury in Wiltshire county,UK,Almost the last task was to practice using the air wireless equipment in the night version Mosquito,,it was equiped with Radar;the viewing scope in right hand seat. Chas[ex 3141983].
THank you Kermit Sir, for a thorough , detailed and very interesting demonstration and description, of my favourite War Bird. I loved your flight Video too, of the Planes history and creation, it was dated 1989.
Absolutely fantastic video thanks for sharing the history of the aircraft probably one of my favourites, just her sitting there in the museum gets me excited to think will she get back up in the air.
I remember that airshow . Year was 1986 . Thank you .
@12:17 "The British would probably have Scones there" LOL LOL!
That was a really funny off the cuff remark
made me smile--cos it's true
I first saw this Mosquito in 1979 at the Strathelen Museum in Scotland. Look forward to checking it out again at Air Venture 2018
I would love to see this DH Mosquito restored and flown again! an amazing aircraft and quite the story of how it was made during WWII... thanks for the wonderful video.
Really enjoyed this little feature. I had the pleasure of seeing RS712 and RR299 fly in formation at the 1987 Biggin Hill Air Fair - the last time two Mossies have ever flown in formation.
Thanks Kermit!!! Always a joy to watch your videos and see your collection. I'm glad there are people like you out there preserving history at a high standard. Your planes are immaculate!!
Great series of videos Kermit but I laughed my a...e off at your suggestion that in the location reserved for "Rations", there would be "scones". The thought of the crew applying jam and cream to their scones as they sip their tea, whilst all the while hurtling to Deutschland on a do or die mission is truly one for Monty Python.
I love the Mossie. I saw you and it at Lakeland one year but I do not recall what year.
Stunning bit of kit!
Beautiful!... we have had a Mosquito restored recently in NZ! 👍🇳🇿
I remember seeing this beautiful aircraft fly many years ago at ( iirc ) RAF Church Fenton. Definitely was this one and not the ill fated RR299 that sadly crashed kiling both crew.. It still had the nose glazing painted over and dummy .303 gun berrels added for filming 633sqn. It would be awesome to see it back up where it belongs.
During WW2 my Grandfather worked in the factory just north of Toronto that made the landing struts for the DeHavilland Mosquito. You said that one was 70 years old (at the time of recording), so yes, 1943 would have been right. If those struts are original, I can't help thinking that he may have had his hands on them. Amazing!
Randall Hawes Small world huh?
I wonder about the Mossies from 633 Squadron , all types . One of favorite movies . Love the Mosquito. Thank you.
Believe it or not they were pretty worthless then. Lots were buried or burned just to get rid of them.
What a GREAT guy Kermit is. Keep up the Great work Kermit, We are all listening and watching, from the UK, Near Duxford air Museum Essex England.
You mention how the fusalage is made in 2 halves [just like a model kit], Kemit When it came to the wings unlike a model kit they were had a single spar that ran wingtip to wingtip, swith the fusalage having a cut out section that slotted over/across the wings and bomb bay.
We were there in 1983 at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on,"Fathers Day". I have pictures(6?) of the Mosquito(above) you were in that day. My Uncle Roy(Maxwell) served in the RCAF during WW2 and lived on the Mount Hope Aerodrome grounds with his wife Aunt Kelly during the war. He was an Officer and was the head of RCAF for Supply and Services during the BCATP. He had all the aircraft maintained, repaired and serviced during that time for all of southern Ontario. We were all alot younger.
I was at that show at the CWH! Nothing like 8 merlies roaring through the sky at the same time.. Awesome! Luckily I get to see the Lanc fly regularly..
Are you in Hamilton Neil? I grew up in Mount Hope. In fact, they put the new runway right through our house!!
The first real multipurpose aircraft, from good to outstanding in all its mks. The fastest in the world for a period. The
best of the best.
I was at the airport in Hamilton the day you brought it over. Very cool!!!!
Thank you for sharing in such detail. Thank you very very much. Fascinating to see it through your eyes, telling me I need to see . . . . .. Thank you for your passions for it all.
Kermit, your "Kermie Cam" videos are a national treasure. I can tell that you are born to teach. Please keep the "Kermie Cam" videos coming. I can't wait to visit Orlampa, FLA.
Very cool video, thanks so much for sharing. In 1988-91 I lived less than a quarter of a mile due south of Richards Field in Homestead (where I was taking flying lessons). One day I heard the unmistakeable sound of a war bird flying overhead. I went outside and looked up just in time to see this aircraft passing over. That was quite a thrill. I hope you can get it back in the air again one day.
Loving these warbird and vintage aircraft walkarounds Kermit. Hope to see a Kermey Cam of you flying this bird
I think it is so necessary to have someone like you to lay out the history, not but a handful of people can do what you do.
A wonderful and informative tour of a beautiful aircraft. Great stuff, thank you.
Awesome story. Good job.
Excellent, thanks for the tour. My grandfather worked on them during the war. He got an award from DH for some design change he made on the wings. I have it somewhere. He also got shot at by German planes while up on the factory roof making repairs.
Awesome look inside the plane!
Even if it's light hearted don't poke fun of the British in a Mosquito video, this is one of the few aircraft America ever bought for us and it was a world beater, in its roll no other aircraft ever matched it. Try flying a twin fighter bomber at treetop level down a Berlin street and landing a pair of 500lb bombs in the front door of a Gestapo headquarters without hitting the surrounding houses, then flying home safely to British soil in any other aircraft, Mossie was a war winner!
Mosquitos were famously used to raid Gestapo Headquarters in Copenhagen and Aarhus, but not Berlin. One of the planes in the Copenhagen raid crashed into a girls' boarding school, resulting in 125 civilian deaths. But the raid on the Gestapo was a success
Mosquito's did bomb Berlin.
They were the first to bomb berlin during the day,Goering was going to get on national radio but because of the raid they had to push back the broadcast for a hour
You can look up Goering's comment about the Mosquito. He was very pissed that Britain could produce such a thing with furniture makers (!) while his own Luftwaffe couldn't catch it.
ThePeople's Panzer
Sorry but I don't understand what you meant by
"....one of the few aircraft America ever bought from us..." I thought it was Canadian effort. Please explain.
Kermit. Thanks for the wonderful view inside the Mosquito
Outstanding video, like all the others! Thank you for taking the time to educate the rest of us aviation enthusiasts!
Great video again Kermit!! Love the Mosquito, would to see one flying here in the UK.
My great uncle flew these in ww2 for the RCAF. Unfortunately was shot down on his birthday. Amazing piece sir:)
Really look forward to seeing this restored. Another visit across the pond to FoF is in order soon I think!
I'm loving this behind the scene tour! Thanks, Kermit!!!
Wow! Another amazing video. Thanks, Kermit.
This plane is insane, that painting is fantastic.
Beautiful AERO plane!
Don't suppose you have a spare 57mm Molins gun laying around somewhere?
This is wonderful viewing,I admire so much what this gentleman has done.It is soo sad that you don't ever see a Mosquito over the skies of England these days.
WELL---THE PEOPLES MOSQUITO' IS STILL IN PROGRESS, THE ONLY THING THAT WILL SPEED PROGRESS UP, IS FURTHER DONATIONS. YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and high standards 👍
Great tour! Thank you 👍🏼
I was at that Canadian Warplane Heritage airshow in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada that you mention, where Vera Lynn was the guest entertainer, signing "The White Cliffs of Dover" and your Mosquito was the other star attraction...what a show! Hope you get that Mosquito flying again soon, and bring it back to Canada for an encore! Can't wait!
Excellent and informative video! I have long been a fan of the Mossie. For several years I worked with one of the original mechanics who serviced these at DH Downsview in Toronto during WW2. Greatly enjoyed visit to Fantasy of Flight (our winter home is Davenport, FL) and plan to return. Keep up the good work!
Excellent tour....thank you.
Able to afford a DeHavilland Mosquito at 30 years old. I'm 35 and can barely afford my effing Volkswagen..... Screw my life!!
He came from an extremely wealthy family.
thanks to Australian oil in Bass Strait ... :)
Gets oil and gas royalties he inherited, this is why he can afford to run his 1:1 scale plane collection.
Start looking for other opportunities to supply people with the things that they need, want or desire. America is the land of opportunity.
Peace.
salemcripple Go into ilegal Drug Business you will really get rich. 😆.......
I read somewhere that the plywood held up really well with battle damage.
Many Thanks, look forward to seeing her. I have seen most of the surviving Lancaster’s.
Great videos
Today is my 34th birthday sir, I had a lot of fun sitting here and watching your videos.
Joel You’re are now 39, I hope the 5 years have been very good ones. Happy Birthday Mate
Its amazing how little props this plane is given compared to others when it was such an amazing plane.
Thank you for the video.
So much informations that it would be impossible for many of us to learn ellse where.
true
that was a fantastic tour , very insightful, and congratulations for owning a beautiful plane. the only negative was the fisheye lens gave me motion sickness!
Beautiful plane. Great history
RS 712 is one of the aircraft that once flew with No. 3 CAACU (Civilian Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit) at Exeter in the UK doing target towing ... I can remember as a young lad often seeing them flying and the sad day in 1963 when all the remaining flyable ones took off and flew in formation across the city. Fortunately a number of them (all Mark TT35's) survive ... TA634 at the DeHavilland Heritage Centre, TJ138 at Hendon, TA639 at Cosford and TA719 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
I spoke via email to one of your staff a couple of years ago concerning the handwritten flight log for the transatlantic flight from Strathallan, which I own, he told me that you have sufficient information for this aircraft but as things do change I wanted to check again that you are happy without it, it is nice to see live images of it finally, you have an amazing organisation in your Fantasy of Flight museum, there are not many working flight museums in the world, keep up the great work !!!
Thank you for posting this, I have not had a walk around like this of the Mosquito before. I hope you get it flying, I've not seen any other of your videos yet to know. Thank you :)
Great Video , great that these aircraft still survive , best wishes from Dundee
Scotland .
as of today---3 beauts flying, one getting close
Cool, great video!! Love how you show every nook and cranny! You sir have a great life to be able to intake that smell of the Mosquito. I am obsessed with WW2 aircraft! Would love to partake one day.
My absolute favourite WW2 airplane. The first truly multi role combat aircraft.
A Mosquito will be at the Geneseo airshow in July. Good timing for a walk around. Hope I can make it out there. Keep them coming Kermit.
great video to watch
Fantastic videos, thanks for taking time out.
GREAT video Kermit Weeks, can't wait to see the plane.
this is amazing, thank you Kermit. Fantastic!
Wood and glue have an interesting relationship with atmospheric conditions. Using glues that react with water and air means a limited and unpredictable lifespan! Service life for these airframes was not expected to be more than ten years or so, lots were scrapped after glue failures in tropical conditions. Perhaps modern glues would last longer.... trouble is, you have to build new aircraft from scratch!
Mosquitos in the India-Burma theater had to be withdrawn from service after a relatively short period when the glue began to degrade and the plywood started to delaminate. The squadrons got their old Beaufighters back.
In my humble opinion this WW2 aircraft was the best of the lot ,it could cover any of the roles needed well .
Thank you for all your awesome videos I look forward to everyone . And hope to meet you one day
Those fuel tanks on the underside of the wing were often cannibalized by Brits and used as motorcycle sidecar bodies. To this day they manufacture fiberglass sidecar bodies to that exact shape at, www.watsonian-squire.com/meteor/ I love the Mosquito.
Wonderful. " Ok, to lose some serfs..."" Oreo Cookies..." Learned so much and so fun to watch. Now, part 2...
Interesting that the pilot's seat had armour but the navigator's seat did not!
Beautiful bird!
My father flew in a Mossie during the second World War. He was 22 years old, graduated from Purdue University with an EE degree and was sent to Britain to do classified work on radar and other electronic warfare technology (primitive by today's standards). The only planes faster than the Mosquito were the German jets, and my father was thrilled to go on hops across the Channel to mess with the German's radar and communications.
As always, a wonderful video, Kermit. You've certainly got it "stored" at a good place.
wow an amazing aircraft
Nice to learn about the Mossie as you are learning about it. Thanks for posting. Do you have a time frame for restoring the Vega or is it a case of "it's done when it's done"?
Scones ... I was 40 something before I knew what an Oreo was. Mott the Hoople had me really confused ...
Planes - Mosquito and Hurricane are my favourite WW2 aeroplanes.
Could never decide one over the other; though 633 Squadron was my favourite war film as a kid, or was it Battle of Britain ??
Dad was a WW2 RAF radar operator. Aeroplanes kind of in the blood (never to be called planes or aircraft ! RAF rules don'tcha know).
That big air bottle is the Air Brake system.. Might make sure that thing works. As I think you want brakes...
I was just waiting for an EAA docent to come running over upon seeing somebody's feet hanging out of the Mosquito... :-) Great video, thanks!
Completely restore to flying standard - a Hawker Typhoon and a Hawker Tempest please !
My uncle made parts for Mosquito's in North London during WW11
The Mossie is the most underrated Aircraft of WW2 it is a beast, it flew some of the most daring raids during WW2 and soon UK will have a flying version👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
I just finish watching Mosquito Wooden Wonder on VHS taped off History Channel years ago they cover the raid on Gestpo headquarters I am building the 1\48 tamiya FB Mk .VI Mosquito good day stay the course Bruce
Dalle Smalhals you know what he means. You always hear about mainstream aircraft like the spitfire ,p51, b17 ect but you never or rarely hear the glory stories of de havillands wooden wonder
Love the comment about the scones in the ration box. They would have probably had cheese and pickle sandwiches and a lump of pork pie!
Funny, Kermit pronounces scones as an
‘Oh’ sound, most of us pronounce it with an “on” sound.
Hello Wiz, a lovely video - now dated, obviously, however my question is what is going on with the Mossie? So few exist, it would be such a tragedy to see one less flying 😢 - work your magic and get her back in the air, please!
It is still on display at Oshkosh, and it is in the plans to be fully restored and flight worthy at some future date, possibly as part of Act III!
@@KermitWeeks444 that is a good piece of news 👏 I hope it comes to be soon, thank you Kermit 😊
Kermit one of the items that you'd probably find in the ration pack would be Tea, us British don't go anywhere without some Tea, love the walk around, looking forward to the next part.
Call the Virginia Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and see when their Mosquito will be flying. Theirs was re-built with modern plywood in NZ.
Have seen a Mossie flying over here in the UK, there's a few about in museums but everyone here is obsessed with Spitfires!
Anyways, lovely to see inside one, and nice to see an owner who sees it as a nice thing, not something to be fawned over and cosseted, love the fact he has no idea what some of the stuff does
PS: we have Oreos over here...
I think it was a 1974 my dad took me to Logan Airport cuz there was a mosquito there they were letting people go out on the tarmac to look at it when we get out there was only me and my father but it was pretty cool it was used in the war and it had patched bullet holes I don't know if any of you other guys had been there to see that but that was a great experience cuz the mosquitoes is one of my favorite World War II fighter bombers mosquito and P-38 Lightning those are my two favorites you might have been 1972
It would be great to see your mosquito flying again ,liked your flying videos of this Plane
This man is incredible, his life makes me feel ashamed i didnt follow my dreams. Inspirational.