Mosquito Restoration

[lyric1]

This is the other good site to keep up on Mossies

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

The RAAF aircraft I got to see last year when I was back home. One of only a very few surviving Mosquito's that actually was used in missions during WWII.

http://www.mossie.org/A52-600.htm

[TOMCAT21]

 

[Flench]

 

[007Rusty]

     

[Sgtlead]

Very Cool.  Ive come to fly the Mossie most of the time in the MA now.  Its just fun to fly and when your as bad a shot as me you need those 4 20mm in the nose.

I wish I could find the website again I used to go to.  It had published actual WW II flight reports from Mossie squadrons.  Interesting reading, ill post it if I find it again.

[Dichotomy]

that's practically R rated

 

[jolly22]

here in the virginia fighter factory, we are currently restoring a mossie, yak 18, A26, 109E-7, KI61, P39, and an R6.

Here's a link to the projects: http://www.fighterfactory.com/aircraft-restoration.php  

[Karnak]

here in the virginia fighter factory, we are currently restoring a mossie, yak 18, A26, 109E-7, KI61, P39, and an R6.

Here's a link to the projects: ttp://www.fighterfactory.com/aircraft-restoration.php 

What condition are they being restored to?

[jolly22]

What condition are they being restored to?

I believe to flying condition!

[Karnak]

I believe to flying condition!

Very nice.  Would be impressive to see a flying Ki-61.

[jolly22]

Very nice.  Would be impressive to see a flying Ki-61.

Yea, and it will most likely go to the virginia military aviation museum right down the road from my house 

[Guppy35]

here in the virginia fighter factory, we are currently restoring a mossie, yak 18, A26, 109E-7, KI61, P39, and an R6.

Here's a link to the projects: http://www.fighterfactory.com/aircraft-restoration.php  

Jolly, that's Jerry Yagen's collection.  The Mossie in the original post is his.  It's being restored elsewhere, as are the Ki-61 and 39, both in Australia I believe. 

[bozon]

I wish I could find the website again I used to go to.  It had published actual WW II flight reports from Mossie squadrons.  Interesting reading, ill post it if I find it again.

You mean this one:
http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/sorties.html

Costal command had the most exciting daytime mosquito raids - starwars style 
Even some dogfights vs. 109s and 190s in which they performed quite well, especially considering that dogfighting was not the focus in the training of these pilots.