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Offline cactuskooler

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Mosquito Restoration
« on: November 25, 2010, 10:19:33 PM »
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The restoration of a flyable de Havilland Mosquito is on track for completion in spring 2011. With remains rescued from a Canadian farm, the aircraft is undergoing an extensive rebuild in New Zealand and would be the only flying copy of this WW II fighter-bomber in the world...

The rest of the article, more pics and a video in the link.
http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-11-24_mosquito.asp

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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2010, 11:31:41 PM »
Excellent find! I am glad to hear this. I believe there was another Mossie that flew back in the '90s but crashed or had engine failure? :headscratch:
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2010, 11:32:04 PM »
You can follow the restoration from start to present at the website of the guys restoring it.  Some other good restorations there as well

http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/current.html#ka114
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2010, 11:33:21 PM »
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2010, 12:18:05 AM »
Without a doubt #1 on my wish-list of planes from WWII I'd love to own & fly.  :salute
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2010, 03:28:14 AM »
Quote from: W7LPNRICK on November 26, 2010, 12:18:05 AM
Without a doubt #1 on my wish-list of planes from WWII I'd love to own & fly.  :salute

juat chop down a few trees and get 2 merlin engines lol
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2010, 06:53:41 AM »
Jerry Yagen and Glynn Powell r teh God.

Bob Jens is also teh God.
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... missions were to be met by the commitment of alerted swarms of fighters, composed of Me 109's and Fw 190's, that were strategically based to protect industrial installations. The inferior capabilities of these fighters against the Mosquitoes made this a hopeless and uneconomical effort. 1.JD KTB

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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2010, 07:48:16 AM »
Glyn's mosquito resto site is a great place to spend an hour drooling over the pics. has to be one of the greatest garden shed projects ever :D

http://www.mosquitorestoration.com
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2010, 07:52:38 AM »
Oh baby!
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2010, 07:56:38 AM »
bat just hung a "do not disturb" sign on his door :D
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2010, 12:39:10 PM »
Quote from: fullmetalbullet on November 26, 2010, 03:28:14 AM
juat chop down a few trees and get 2 merlin engines lol

and a couple really good laminated wooden boat builders.  :D
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2010, 02:58:43 PM »
Very nice to hear this is progressing.  It would be very nice to see one in the air again.
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2010, 03:22:04 PM »
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2010, 06:17:36 PM »
Quote from: W7LPNRICK on November 26, 2010, 12:39:10 PM
and a couple really good laminated wooden boat builders.  :D

thats too lol or a bunch of drunk idiots.
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Re: Mosquito Restoration
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2010, 01:03:09 AM »
This is the other good site to keep up on Mossies

http://www.mossie.org/Mosquito.html
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