de Havilland Mosquito - l would love to see and hear one of these overhead

[Octopus]

Just been reading about this..................

https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/thepeoplesmosquito/take-off

Wouldn't that be great!

 

[Midwest]

I'm in.

 

[westward10]

It would, we are lucky where we live as we appear to be on a flight path the Lancaster takes when it is out and about in the summer. Had a B17 wing across our garden last year.

 

[Andy-1960]

Fantastic aircraft, last one to fly here crashed at an air show in 1996 after attempting some aerobatics which affected fuel supply to the engines resulting in a stall.
There is one flying in New Zealand having been restored by a multi-millionaire private collector.

Let’s hope they get one flying again here!

 

[Wilko]

Fantastic !
Just gave. This is on the wall at mine, a Mosquito MkIV

 

[telectrix]

beautiful aircraft. one of the first multi role fighter bombers to take to the skies.

 

[Midwest]

I watched the last flight of the Vulcan 2015, fly over near us. Projected flight path showed it going right the spot I sat up on, unfortunately the pilot had other ideas

Here's it Bournemouth 2014; not enough money in the world to able it to fly again;

 

[telectrix]

this is among my collection of plates.

 

[Strima]

Mosquito is still my favourite aircraft, so simple yet so effective for its time.

 

[westward10]

Amazing what a few sticks of wood, bed sheets and a pair of great engines can make.

 

[telectrix]

yeah. the prototype was made on blue peter.

 

[Wilko]

I watched the last flight of the Vulcan 2015, fly over near us. Projected flight path showed it going right the spot I sat up on, unfortunately the pilot had other ideas

Here's it Bournemouth 2014; not enough money in the world to able it to fly again;

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If I could give more likes to you, I would've .

 

[Squid]

One of the planes that my Uncle flew after he moved from Wellingtons. His was a FB VI which was one of the most common ones.

 

[Squid]

I watched the last flight of the Vulcan 2015, fly over near us. Projected flight path showed it going right the spot I sat up on, unfortunately the pilot had other ideas

Here's it Bournemouth 2014; not enough money in the world to able it to fly again;

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Cool,I was sat at the end of a runway at an airshow when it was taking off a few years back, have some archived photos and need to find them.

 

[Midwest]

I did video it, but it was a bit distant and the files too big to upload.

Here's a screen capture before I dropped me camera;

 

[telectrix]

some time ago, 1982, we were in an uncle's caravan at Rhosneigor, Anglesey. directly under the flight path for RAF Valley. arounf 7.00am one morning the caravan started to shake and it sounded like prolonged thunder roll. jumping out the door, stark bollox naked, in tine to see the underside of a Vulcan taking off on full power, about 200 ft. above. by the time i'd grabbed camera, just managed to get a tail shot with the black smoke trail almost blotting the Vulcan out. think it was on it's way to support the Falklands effort.

 

[Squid]

I did video it, but it was a bit distant and the files too big to upload.

Here's a screen capture before I dropped me camera;

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Cut the file upload to Youtube then post the link here.

 

[Octopus]

I went on this last year ..........taking my now late father in law

a brilliant day out

Lancaster taxy rides - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre - https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/lancaster-taxy-rides/

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

BAE systems did consider giving one to the RAF battle of Britain memorial flight but it crashed at Barton airfield before it could be done. Would have looked and sounded brilliant in flight with the other warbirds.
As for the Vulcan mentioned above I gather the issue that meant it stopped flying was the cost of new engines would have run into several million even for used engines. It was not feasible. There has been talk that in the event some engines were to come on the market at a very good price - likely sourc would be the USAF getting rid of surplus engines as they literally stack the spares in the desert in arizona until they decide to use them or get rid. They would be snapped up and the vulcan may take to the skies again as its now in a well maintained condition with the fluids drained, so would not be too difficult to get back in the sky.
If any of you are ever in the USA and in Arizona head to the airplane boneyard Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, largest aircraft boneyard in the world, at the 309th AMARG facility, tours, location, maps, history, photographs and access - https://www.airplaneboneyards.com/davis-monthan-afb-amarg-airplane-boneyard.htm the Americans have more planes in storage or being broken up than most of the world combined! its well worth the visit.

 

[Squid]

The now renamed (I bet PC liberals hand in this) Confederate Air Force is worth looking at,

Commemorative Air Force - https://commemorativeairforce.org

 

[Midwest]

Cut the file upload to Youtube then post the link here.

Don't be daft, can just about upload files here! Anyhows, its not much of a video anyway. Pilots fault, he was off course.

 

[Midwest]

I think the demise of the Vulcan, was lack of agreement or support by the three main aerospace companies, which was required by the CAA. I also read/heard this was in part due to the lack of skills or knowledge base in these companies, of those engineers they used to employ; they are now in the autumn of their years.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I think the demise of the Vulcan, was lack of agreement or support by the three main aerospace companies, which was required by the CAA. I also read/heard this was in part due to the lack of skills or knowledge base in these companies, of those engineers they used to employ; they are now in the autumn of their years.

that was part of it, as the companies wanted to stop doing the work at mates rates and charge market rate. which you can understand. However, as most things it life it all came down to money!

 

[FatAlan]

Just been reading about this..................

https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/thepeoplesmosquito/take-off

Wouldn't that be great!

We could use it to bomb Brussels Seriously though you can’t beat the sound of a few Rolls Royce Merlin engines.

some time ago, 1982, we were in an uncle's caravan at Rhosneigor, Anglesey. directly under the flight path for RAF Valley. arounf 7.00am one morning the caravan started to shake and it sounded like prolonged thunder roll. jumping out the door, stark bollox naked, in tine to see the underside of a Vulcan taking off on full power, about 200 ft. above. by the time i'd grabbed camera, just managed to get a tail shot with the black smoke trail almost blotting the Vulcan out. think it was on it's way to support the Falklands effort.

If you read the book about the Vulcan that dropped the bomb on the runway a Port Stanley they state that during preparation they had to reinstate air to air refuling pipework and valves. There were no spares available but someone remembered that one part was being used as an ash tray in the mess room at RAF Valley. Perhaps you witnessed it being collected?

 

[telectrix]

@ fatalan. that pic would be a Hurricane if I'm not mistaken

 

[buzzlightyear]

To all the brave men who flew them and other aircraft which flew them for the britsh isle my hat is tippet for them . a true hero .

 

[westward10]

Someone has a Spitfire near us I think it is based at Sywell and it is often darting about looping around, sounds fantastic.

 

[buzzlightyear]

did a company in oz started a copy of the spitfire .a shot version .

 

[slingshot2000]

did a company in oz started a copy of the spitfire .a shot version .

A guy close to us has been building a 9;10 scale replica for the last few years (in his garden shed). He hopes to get it air worthy this year and has had to move it to a local aerodrome.

BUT, why 9;10? IF You are going to that much trouble, why not 1;1?

 

[telectrix]

maybe the size of his shed is a determining factor.

 

[Wilko]

Love to see 9/10ths of of a 27l Merlin V12

 

[telectrix]

Love to see 9/10ths of of a 27l Merlin V12

it'll be a V10 ½ then.

 

[Squid]

maybe the size of his shed is a determining factor.

Maybe he only has 9/10 of the money ;o))))

Have a read here,

Discovery of lost WW2 Mosquito plans will allow 'Wooden Wonder' to fly again - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/06/discovery-lost-ww2-mosquito-plans-will-allow-wooden-wonder-fly/

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

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We could use it to bomb Brussels Seriously though you can’t beat the sound of a few Rolls Royce Merlin engines.

If you read the book about the Vulcan that dropped the bomb on the runway a Port Stanley they state that during preparation they had to reinstate air to air refuling pipework and valves. There were no spares available but someone remembered that one part was being used as an ash tray in the mess room at RAF Valley. Perhaps you witnessed it being collected?

The story about scrambling around for bits for the vulcan raids is true, they also had machines fabricating little obscure bits around the clock. They took the existing bit into the factory measured it and milled a new one identical. One of my civvy instructors at RAF Cosford helped prepare the munitions and when he left the services stayed on as a civvy instructor. it was his claim to fame as it were, They were not certain the mission would succeed and nearly messed up the refuelling. the 6th out of seven blackbuck raids was a near disaster they had to divert to brazil and barely had enough to land and the UK had to bribe them to release the vulcan and crew in exchange for aircraft spares as Brazil needed some badly. We also had some new fancy missiles on the vulcan courtesy of the americans which caused a bit of a hoohah. Which i believe the brazilians kept and handed back to the americans.

 

[Squid]

A few years back I did a charity run in the Lotus Roundel Run, met a guy and his wife at Biggin Hill which was the end of the run in a nice Merc AMG and I believe he worked on the Vulcans and then moved further up the ladder, interesting chat.

 

[Octopus]

This caught my eye on an email yesterday:

Props & Pistons 2015..........an event to remember! 31/08/2015 - https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?e=b7efb2da5a&u=2f4cb8f40cdb057114d4a9351&id=a76543db66

Didn't know about this restoration project!

 

[Midwest]

Isn't that person stood a bit close, to that spinning thing?

 

[Squid]

Isn't that person stood a bit close, to that spinning thing?

I have a spare ticket, fancy coming along? ;o)))) I am over 6 foot tall so I will let you stand in front as I am nice.