I help to move Mosquito HJ 711 to its new home here in the UK and its a sight to see the whole wing on a low loader trailer,then the whole fuselage being lifted over the wing when being reassembled.Great video.
I was visiting New Zealand from the UK earlier this year and saw this beauty flying at Wanaka. - the first time I'd seen a Mosquito flying in about 50 years. The sight and sound made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I had a big lump in my throat. The guys in New Zealand at Avspecs, The Vintage Aviator, and others, do a fantastic job keeping aviation history alive.
@@dabrab The sound is glorious. I heard one test flying out of Ardmore while driving around South Auckland. Did not even know they had one being restored. I Guessed what it was before I could see it . Two merlin's on song is one of the most stunning and distinctive sounds I have ever heard.
@@martinsmallwood9605 even better is the sound of four Merlins! Just two Lancasters flying at the moment (one in UK and one in Canada), but a third is currently 7 years into a 10 year restoration to airworthy standard at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire.
As a teenager I used to watch the British Aerospace Mosquito fly over our home in North Wales, it was a beautiful aircraft and those Merlins sounded awesome. That crash was awful I remember watching it on the news, it was a tragic loss of life and aircraft. My thoughts are with all those who built, flew and died in these great aircraft, lest we forget. Best wishes to you from NZ.
Steve Hinton, what a legend! Caught him at the last Reno Air Races last year, with his son and the Bardahl Special team. Such a genuine, interesting, and nice guy, who gave up his time freely to talk with engagement and was happy for pictures too! He must be pushing Eric 'Winkle' Brown now for types flown!! LOL
@KlingbergWingMkII I can vouch for Hinton being a stand up guy. Fortunate to meet him when he brought Glacier Girl to Sun n' Fun the first time. Very kind and humble man willing to converse with a volunteer tug driver despite the demands placed on a aircraft demo pilot at a major airshow. One of the good guys of aviation.
What a wonderful life!! This airframe makes me fall in love with aviation more and more . De Havilland holds a HOF spot in aviation history. From an old carpenter/ violinmaker.
I live about two miles from Chino Airport which is as you should all know home to Planes of Fame, and in the 90's I was a weekend worker at the museum, still go there every first Saturday of each month as that is a open house with special guest speakers, demos and they fire up and fly whatever the plane the presentation is about. A month or two ago Steve took this plane up for the first and my house being under the flight patten (how lucky am I ) the sound of those twin V-12s was BEAUTIFUL! I was sitting on my couch and heard it going over and ran outside for his second pass. MUSIC!
You'll have two soon, the one being built here in NZ will be flying first, but " The Peoples Mosquito" is being built in the UK right now and should be flying soon after. I just hope someone in NZ comes up with the cash to keep one here before we run out of them.
Ahh bless your mum I lost my mum in December my daughter was diagnosed with cancer in October..but fighting fit your a inspiration to the world mate thank you for all your input and knowledge ❤
A piece of art it really is. Beautiful craftsmanship. The guys down in New Zealand are masters at their craft. The fifth flying…and another one coming together in the UK..the Peoples Mosquito. Love to see and hear her fly!
Many decades ago, I was visiting the Hamilton Ontario (Canada) airport with my Dad and we saw a deHavilland Mosquito outside the Warplane Heritage Museum, assumed to belong to yourself! It sat there for a while, but eventually disappeared. I hope it has a good home!! Love your videos, please keep 'em coming! 👍
Love it thanks for sharing. I saw my first up close Mosquito in Sacramento the other day. Pictures are beautiful, but in person it's even better. Now hoping to see one fly in person. Could listen to you and Steve talk airplanes all day long. Again, thanks for sharing.
That's Charles Somers Mosquito, he comes over house occasionally when he flies it. Also, rattled me out of bed in his P47 headed out to Sanders Aviation near Ione.
Loved everything about this 1 Kermit ,Sad after decades Reno is gone ,My Daughters were born in Heber may you find peace where your mum wished to return Someday, I Will shake your hand adding to the class of legends.
Kermit owns a huge number of planes, has flown many of them, been around step by step while they are rebuilt and he still walks into the hanger and sounds like a huge plane nerd just like the rest of us poorer, less skilled folks. Great to do what you love even if weather and change give you a kicking frim time to time.
Haven't been by the museum in a long time; but in the past, when driving by, was often tempted to stop and eat at the restaurant. My thought was; it would be nice if there was an outside eating area on the ramp; roped off, of course. Doubly nice if there were a plane or two park nearby, maybe with a brief info display, people could enjoy. The displays could be mentioned weekly, ahead of time on your website, for people or groups who might have a particular interest in the types. Some people, if they have gotten that close to the front door, may decide to go into the museum. This idea can likely be improve on too. Enjoy your postings.
the cool thing is when they build them at Ardmore Airfield NZ and fly over my Home And my Grandfather in the RAF during the war his job was to fix all the built holes that they received
Steve Hinton’s one hell of a pilot and those New Zealanders turn out some brilliant aircraft, looking forward to seeing their deHavilland Hornet fly one day
My late father flew Mosquito recce and thought them to be superb and safe. He certainly escaped several attacks and two engine failures on takeoff. His only complaint was the poor ergonomic cockpit and it's cramped space, especially for the Navigator who moaned at him at every Christmas reunion everafter. God Bless all the young men and Boys who served. Thank you from the UK.
Kermit, you are such a modest man, a real gentleman. You could have edited out the moment you forgot the purpose of an inter cooler, but you left it in to show, like all of us, that you have senior moments no different from us
Great episode. Getting to drop-in on Fighter Rebuilders/Planes of Fame is always a treat. Steve Hinton is fascinating to listen to and ask questions . Thanks for sharing Kermit, awesome show and Big Hug regarding Mom.
Kermit, sorry to hear of your mums passing RIP. The British Aerospace Mossie issue in 1998 was caused, I believe, by incorrectly set floats in either the port (or both) engines carbs, causing one to cut out & created a torque/non-semitrical power setting with not enough grunt to get round the upward roll, so it entered a flat spin (think the nose goes down to get airspeed) but they ran out of height to recover. Happy to be corrected though. I live near Biggin Hill UK, so the Heritage Hangar's one will be here in 2026 (I think)? So, there will be a bunch of people at the fence at the end of runway 03/21 when that flies!! Great video Kermit keep 'em coming!
Next one coming to the UK and will be living within earshot of me - the one after should stay in NZ/Aus - they've done all the hard work, to them then should stay the spoils! Fantastic what they have achieved! I last saw a Mossie flying in 1995 or June 1996, we lost ours in July 96 - a tragedy on every level.
Ah, you mention the UK crash - the loss of control was thought to have been caused by a momentary loss of power on the left engine, possibly due a problem with the carburettor. They certainly never deliberately aerobatted it. Somewhere I have an article written by Neil Williams for Pilot Magazine in which he describes a go around in RS709 at Booker circa 1971 when one engine failed to pick up... he and his Confederate AF passenger (Duane Egli who subsequently flew it to the US), got to know the woods and valleys SW of Booker rather better than they might have wished in the ensuing minute or two, the Mossie trailing black smoke from the recalcitrant donk! It - and they - got there eventually!
It's been 15 years since we've been to the Planes of Fame in Chino. Lots of cool airplanes there. I remember seeing a Zero on display and I thought I heard that it had been restored to flying condition? We plan on going back to Cali some time and hit all the museums in SoCal and Palm Springs. That Mosquito is a gorgeous airplane, never seen one in person.
I' m hearing birds singing in a hangar ? Perfect. I' m , or I was a PP - private pilot. I' m 80 now and for sure I don't fly any more. I love aviation that's all. I hope to visit, if it's possible, fantasy flight.
I have pictures of me and a friend sitting in the Canadian bomber version it was just outside of Abbotsford International Airport, that was back in the '80's. So glad to see they finally got her back in the air. Nothing in aircraft restoration happens overnight!
Thanks for the very interesting video Kermit. Really enjoyed your interview with Steve Hinton. He is a legend. Thanks for that Kermit. Really interesting seeing this aircraft going together. Super workers. Beautiful aircraft. Thanks Kermit. The retired Air Force veteran.
The best term for the plywood-balsa-plywood construction of the fuselage is: Sandwich Panel Construction. That's what is used in most modern composite designs, except it's composite cloth-foam-composite cloth. What's old becomes new again.
When I was a kid- in 1965 a Hurricane, Spitfire and Mosquito in formation flew over our home. I assume they had been on display for the Biggin Hill Airshow. I have not seen one flying since that day all those years ago. Of course, a couple of years earlier, we wanted to see 633 Squadron!
About Charles Day. A story for you for a change Kermit. I had a friend/work colleague some years ago, who was a navigator on 'Tsetse" Mosquitos. He used to fly out of Banff Scotland to Norway on his opps. On one trip, they were jumped by FW190s, his pilot pushed the throttles through the gate. All he could remember was glancing back and seeing the tailplane flexing in the slipstream. A nice guy, since passed on. You should have seen the photo albums he had Kermit, low over the North Sea, attacks on shipping. They included his first aircraft as well, the Bristol Beaufighter. Really something!
Man... I'm in awe of the craftmenship to build these. And where all the parts come from. Not to mention what this must cost. Thanks to guys like Rod and youself that keep priceless planes flying , for historys sake and our enjoyment.
I was in New Zealand last year, just 5 minutes drive from Ardmore. I'm sorry I didn't get cheeky and try my luck at getting a look at the workshops there. I did take a drive around the airport, saw a Spitfire on the ground surrounded by a bunch of people, and later that day it flew over my daughter's house. I was at the war museum in Johannesburg a few times between 1970 and about 1996, the FW 190, Spitfire and BF109 are awesome, on my last visit there I was kinda blown away by the sheer size of the Mosquito, and how tiny the Spit and 109 are. The 190 is also pretty big...
I know Biggin Hill have ordered one. The People's Mosquito have got their own fuselage moulds & is going to build the first Mosquito in the UK in over 70 years
The plywood for the original planes was made in Wisconsin. I read an interesting article about one of the women who made the plywood, she was still alive less than 10 years ago. I was fortunate to get into Kermit's plane in OSH. Tight fit.
From Canada, thank you for appreciating our airplane. Maybe the single stage supercharged planes were used for ground attack only. They could have top cover from others.
Steve's son did a run at 499mph. Rare Bear has gone 525mph or something like that. Both straight level. Pretty sure Voodo has done 560mph around the track?
I live a few miles from the factory where the basic airframe is made, started by Glyn Powell. When I first heard that Glyn was going to make Mosquitos, I thought he was nuts. How wrong I was! Sadly, Glyn has gone now but what a legacy!!!
Watched your own Mosquito fly over my home in High Wycombe, Bucks UK when it was being restored to flying condition by Doug & Tony Bianchi at Wycombe Air Park.
My favorite ww2 fighterbomber😃 been to oshkosh '22 and '24 searching for your Mosquito. But sadly she was not there. Moved to another hangar for Airventure.😢
My Great grandmother worked on the assembly line for Mosquitoes, after being "demoted" off the GM artillery shell hammer test line lol. Right up to the day she died, she could talk your ear off about the Mossie (despite end stage dementia)
Just Love your enthusiasm Kermit!! Have to agree the Mosquito is such a beautiful aircraft. The work that Warren and the Team have done to bring these iconic back into the sky is phenomenal!! I suspect that there's some small part of you that would love to return to NZed and see your own new or reconditioned Mossie back in the air. Don't leave it too long. 😉 PS You little explanation captions throughout were good value!! PPS Damned RAM! Never enough! PPPS Best Wishes to you and your family with the passing of your mother. She must have been incredibly proud of all you've achieved!!
Big fan of the Mosquito, great video thanks. I think the mention of the UK Mosquito crash in 1990’s needs looking at though. Have a read of the AAIB report, part of the cause at least related to the maintenance and setting of the carburettors. Certainly not all pilot error which seems to be implied?
There is a clue as to how badly a mossie could bite you in the commentary of more than one pilot who flew them during the war stating clearly they were basically docile aircraft to fly until you started pushing and pulling them about. Then they could and would if you were not very careful bite you badly and without much warning they were getting annoyed. A family friend before he died recently said much the same thing having flown the night fighter versions. 'They were easy to fly but short tempered if you tried to play around, they did not like that sort of treatment at all'. Great to see so many now going back in the air again.
May you mother rest in peace in heaven. It’s wonderful seeing the legends of aviation in this video, including you, Kermit. 🙂 She is gorgeous. Too bad there are no surviving examples of the de Havilland DH.103 Hornet which is the successor to the Mosquito.
Like you two Gentleman my old brain only holds so much RAM but I remember reading the AAIB report on British Aerospace Mosquito, if memory serves a rudder linkage gave way which led to uncommanded yaw resulting in a loss of control. I may stand corrected but I seem to remember this was the cause of the crash.
intercooler by definition is between 2 stages so if there is only one super charger stage then it would be called a pre-cooler. In cars, which are single stage, they still call it an intercooler probably because focus groups told them intercooler sounds cooler! The cooling allows more mass of air to go into the engine per unit volume.
Agreed "intercooler" really means between 2 stages, but to be accurate, a cooler mounted downstream of the compressor and before entering the cylinder (as in cars) is termed an "aftercooler."
Im 68 this has always been my lust after and would love to fly aeroplanes, being a Canadian and it being a dehavillain factors in .some wete built in Canada i think too
I help to move Mosquito HJ 711 to its new home here in the UK and its a sight to see the whole wing on a low loader trailer,then the whole fuselage being lifted over the wing when being reassembled.Great video.
Thanks from New Zealand. Great to see the Kiwis get an acknowledgment of their hard work.
I was visiting New Zealand from the UK earlier this year and saw this beauty flying at Wanaka. - the first time I'd seen a Mosquito flying in about 50 years. The sight and sound made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I had a big lump in my throat. The guys in New Zealand at Avspecs, The Vintage Aviator, and others, do a fantastic job keeping aviation history alive.
@@dabrab
The sound is glorious.
I heard one test flying out of Ardmore while driving around South Auckland.
Did not even know they had one being restored. I Guessed what it was before I could see it .
Two merlin's on song is one of the most stunning and distinctive sounds I have ever heard.
@@martinsmallwood9605 even better is the sound of four Merlins! Just two Lancasters flying at the moment (one in UK and one in Canada), but a third is currently 7 years into a 10 year restoration to airworthy standard at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire.
As a teenager I used to watch the British Aerospace Mosquito fly over our home in North Wales, it was a beautiful aircraft and those Merlins sounded awesome. That crash was awful I remember watching it on the news, it was a tragic loss of life and aircraft. My thoughts are with all those who built, flew and died in these great aircraft, lest we forget.
Best wishes to you from NZ.
Steve Hinton, what a legend! Caught him at the last Reno Air Races last year, with his son and the Bardahl Special team. Such a genuine, interesting, and nice guy, who gave up his time freely to talk with engagement and was happy for pictures too! He must be pushing Eric 'Winkle' Brown now for types flown!! LOL
Seems like a really nice guy
@KlingbergWingMkII I can vouch for Hinton being a stand up guy. Fortunate to meet him when he brought Glacier Girl to Sun n' Fun the first time. Very kind and humble man willing to converse with a volunteer tug driver despite the demands placed on a aircraft demo pilot at a major airshow. One of the good guys of aviation.
What a wonderful life!! This airframe makes me fall in love with aviation more and more . De Havilland holds a HOF spot in aviation history. From an old carpenter/ violinmaker.
I live about two miles from Chino Airport which is as you should all know home to Planes of Fame, and in the 90's I was a weekend worker at the museum, still go there every first Saturday of each month as that is a open house with special guest speakers, demos and they fire up and fly whatever the plane the presentation is about. A month or two ago Steve took this plane up for the first and my house being under the flight patten (how lucky am I ) the sound of those twin V-12s was BEAUTIFUL! I was sitting on my couch and heard it going over and ran outside for his second pass. MUSIC!
Saw the British Aerospace Mossie years ago at an airshow and it was fantastic. Great to hear that we'll have another back in the UK.
You'll have two soon, the one being built here in NZ will be flying first, but " The Peoples Mosquito" is being built in the UK right now and should be flying soon after. I just hope someone in NZ comes up with the cash to keep one here before we run out of them.
Stay safe Kermit and the gang. Our prayers are with you, your staff and the collection. Hunker Down friends!
Fabulous fabulous fabulous, this New Zealander is grateful for this opportunity.
what nice blokes Kermit and Steve and the Avspecs lads are
Ahh bless your mum I lost my mum in December my daughter was diagnosed with cancer in October..but fighting fit your a inspiration to the world mate thank you for all your input and knowledge ❤
A piece of art it really is. Beautiful craftsmanship. The guys down in New Zealand are masters at their craft. The fifth flying…and another one coming together in the UK..the Peoples Mosquito. Love to see and hear her fly!
Steve Hinton, top of the tops.
Many decades ago, I was visiting the Hamilton Ontario (Canada) airport with my Dad and we saw a deHavilland Mosquito outside the Warplane Heritage Museum, assumed to belong to yourself! It sat there for a while, but eventually disappeared. I hope it has a good home!! Love your videos, please keep 'em coming! 👍
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An excellent aircraft, a very beautiful restoration of a rare bird.
Love it thanks for sharing. I saw my first up close Mosquito in Sacramento the other day. Pictures are beautiful, but in person it's even better. Now hoping to see one fly in person. Could listen to you and Steve talk airplanes all day long. Again, thanks for sharing.
That's Charles Somers Mosquito, he comes over house occasionally when he flies it. Also, rattled me out of bed in his P47 headed out to Sanders Aviation near Ione.
Loved everything about this 1 Kermit ,Sad after decades Reno is gone ,My Daughters were born in Heber may you find peace where your mum wished to return Someday, I Will shake your hand adding to the class of legends.
May your Mum rest in peace in beautiful Utah.
Thank you.
Thanks kermit. Bf109 update needed asap.
Thank you Mr. Weeks your video's are most informative and a joy to experience.
Kermit owns a huge number of planes, has flown many of them, been around step by step while they are rebuilt and he still walks into the hanger and sounds like a huge plane nerd just like the rest of us poorer, less skilled folks. Great to do what you love even if weather and change give you a kicking frim time to time.
Haven't been by the museum in a long time; but in the past, when driving by, was often tempted to stop and eat at the restaurant. My thought was; it would be nice if there was an outside eating area on the ramp; roped off, of course. Doubly nice if there were a plane or two park nearby, maybe with a brief info display, people could enjoy. The displays could be mentioned weekly, ahead of time on your website, for people or groups who might have a particular interest in the types. Some people, if they have gotten that close to the front door, may decide to go into the museum. This idea can likely be improve on too. Enjoy your postings.
Time to get your beauty flying again. I remember you flying her to Oshkosh years ago.
This is outstanding, thanks so much for sharing it. Love your chat with the guys from Avspecs and with Steve.
the cool thing is when they build them at Ardmore Airfield NZ and fly over my Home
And my Grandfather in the RAF during the war his job was to fix all the built holes that they received
What a life this guy had led.
Steve Hinton’s one hell of a pilot and those New Zealanders turn out some brilliant aircraft, looking forward to seeing their deHavilland Hornet fly one day
l met Steve Hinton back about 2012 on a P-38 deal l was looking into......Thank you Kermit.....
Old Shoe🇺🇸
My late father flew Mosquito recce and thought them to be superb and safe. He certainly escaped several attacks and two engine failures on takeoff. His only complaint was the poor ergonomic cockpit and it's cramped space, especially for the Navigator who moaned at him at every Christmas reunion everafter. God Bless all the young men and Boys who served. Thank you from the UK.
Quite a versatile aircraft, and indeed a looker.
I remember watching you fly by with the mosquito over Tamiami Airport over my shop and the duck😅❤
Kermit , I believe yours is 1 of a few that is in 1 piece and original. I'd keep it that way if you could.
Sorry for your loss Kermit.
Thank you.
Kermit, you are such a modest man, a real gentleman. You could have edited out the moment you forgot the purpose of an inter cooler, but you left it in to show, like all of us, that you have senior moments no different from us
Great episode. Getting to drop-in on Fighter Rebuilders/Planes of Fame is always a treat. Steve Hinton is fascinating to listen to and ask questions . Thanks for sharing Kermit, awesome show and Big Hug regarding Mom.
Beautiful restoration mosquito may you technicians get some great credit for the painstaking work to get aeroplane in the skies again
This is my favorite airplane ever!
It's british it's called an aeroplane
Thanks Kermit!! Awesome
Kermit, sorry to hear of your mums passing RIP. The British Aerospace Mossie issue in 1998 was caused, I believe, by incorrectly set floats in either the port (or both) engines carbs, causing one to cut out & created a torque/non-semitrical power setting with not enough grunt to get round the upward roll, so it entered a flat spin (think the nose goes down to get airspeed) but they ran out of height to recover. Happy to be corrected though. I live near Biggin Hill UK, so the Heritage Hangar's one will be here in 2026 (I think)? So, there will be a bunch of people at the fence at the end of runway 03/21 when that flies!! Great video Kermit keep 'em coming!
Thanks!
Next one coming to the UK and will be living within earshot of me - the one after should stay in NZ/Aus - they've done all the hard work, to them then should stay the spoils! Fantastic what they have achieved! I last saw a Mossie flying in 1995 or June 1996, we lost ours in July 96 - a tragedy on every level.
Ah, you mention the UK crash - the loss of control was thought to have been caused by a momentary loss of power on the left engine, possibly due a problem with the carburettor. They certainly never deliberately aerobatted it.
Somewhere I have an article written by Neil Williams for Pilot Magazine in which he describes a go around in RS709 at Booker circa 1971 when one engine failed to pick up... he and his Confederate AF passenger (Duane Egli who subsequently flew it to the US), got to know the woods and valleys SW of Booker rather better than they might have wished in the ensuing minute or two, the Mossie trailing black smoke from the recalcitrant donk! It - and they - got there eventually!
NZ/Aus? No, just New Zealand 😉
@@kkiwi54 No I think it was originally built at Bankstown Airport NSW and flew in the RAAF
Thank you for sharing your passion.
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow looks brand new 🇬🇧👊
Guns guns guns 😃 Thanks for sharing this beautiful plane with us Regards from Norway
It's been 15 years since we've been to the Planes of Fame in Chino. Lots of cool airplanes there. I remember seeing a Zero on display and I thought I heard that it had been restored to flying condition? We plan on going back to Cali some time and hit all the museums in SoCal and Palm Springs. That Mosquito is a gorgeous airplane, never seen one in person.
Too cool! Work of art! Remain amazed at the complexity!
Omg ! That is Bloody Fantastic 👍
I was at Strathallan auction when you test flew the mosquito there that you bought.
I' m hearing birds singing in a hangar ? Perfect.
I' m , or I was a PP - private pilot. I' m 80 now and for sure I don't fly any more.
I love aviation that's all.
I hope to visit, if it's possible, fantasy flight.
Yeah, the birds seem to have a lively discussion about the new Beauty in town, how goest the saying, once a Flyer always a Flyer...
You must go 😮
I have pictures of me and a friend sitting in the Canadian bomber version it was just outside of Abbotsford International Airport, that was back in the '80's. So glad to see they finally got her back in the air. Nothing in aircraft restoration happens overnight!
Thanks for the very interesting video Kermit.
Really enjoyed your interview with Steve Hinton. He is a legend. Thanks for that Kermit.
Really interesting seeing this aircraft going together. Super workers.
Beautiful aircraft.
Thanks Kermit.
The retired Air Force veteran.
The best term for the plywood-balsa-plywood construction of the fuselage is: Sandwich Panel Construction. That's what is used in most modern composite designs, except it's composite cloth-foam-composite cloth. What's old becomes new again.
The mosquito 😮 ,now thats one beautiful piece of furniture 😍 🇬🇧
That is one aircraft that I have never seen fly in person. First time I saw a Mosquito was in the movie "633 Squadron". Thank you, Kermit.
When I was a kid- in 1965 a Hurricane, Spitfire and Mosquito in formation flew over our home. I assume they had been on display for the Biggin Hill Airshow. I have not seen one flying since that day all those years ago. Of course, a couple of years earlier, we wanted to see 633 Squadron!
About Charles Day.
A story for you for a change Kermit. I had a friend/work colleague some years ago, who was a navigator on 'Tsetse" Mosquitos. He used to fly out of Banff Scotland to Norway on his opps. On one trip, they were jumped by FW190s, his pilot pushed the throttles through the gate. All he could remember was glancing back and seeing the tailplane flexing in the slipstream. A nice guy, since passed on. You should have seen the photo albums he had Kermit, low over the North Sea, attacks on shipping. They included his first aircraft as well, the Bristol Beaufighter. Really something!
Great. Thanks for sharing.
This is all glorious. Thank you.
Man... I'm in awe of the craftmenship to build these. And where all the parts come from. Not to mention what this must cost. Thanks to guys like Rod and youself that keep priceless planes flying , for historys sake and our enjoyment.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Love every minute of these videos.
The Mosquito is one of the greatest of all time. See Charles Somers come over the house with his occasionally.
My most sincere condolences.
Thank you
heart-warming to see folks with the skills to do this.
I was in New Zealand last year, just 5 minutes drive from Ardmore. I'm sorry I didn't get cheeky and try my luck at getting a look at the workshops there. I did take a drive around the airport, saw a Spitfire on the ground surrounded by a bunch of people, and later that day it flew over my daughter's house. I was at the war museum in Johannesburg a few times between 1970 and about 1996, the FW 190, Spitfire and BF109 are awesome, on my last visit there I was kinda blown away by the sheer size of the Mosquito, and how tiny the Spit and 109 are. The 190 is also pretty big...
Thank you great video. sorry about your mom prayers for her and your family
Thanks so much
2 LIving Legends, Kermit Weeks and Steve Hinton.
Cannot wait to see The People's Mosquito & Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar get theirs!!
Is this the #5 mentioned?
I know Biggin Hill have ordered one. The People's Mosquito have got their own fuselage moulds & is going to build the first Mosquito in the UK in over 70 years
@@RiotBadgerNo.5 should be for Biggin Hill.
I'm very sorry to hear of your mother's passing.
Thank you.
I saw this aircraft fly at the New Zealand Wanka air show. It was just beautiful.
It was so 'brand new' it looked surreal.
Very informative video. I did not realize how many different versions of Mosquitoes there were.
Imagine sitting down to dinner, and just sitting there listening to Steve and Kermit talk!
I was lucky enough to see it fly at Warbirds over Wanaka in New Zealand before it was shipped to the USA. Thanks for the video Kermit, fantastic.
Beautiful aeroplane one of the best the British produced right up with the spitfire and Lancaster one of the holy trinity 👍
Thanks Kermit. That was really enjoyable to watch. And the Mossie is such an icon.
The plywood for the original planes was made in Wisconsin. I read an interesting article about one of the women who made the plywood, she was still alive less than 10 years ago.
I was fortunate to get into Kermit's plane in OSH. Tight fit.
Excellent video very enjoyable.
From Canada, thank you for appreciating our airplane.
Maybe the single stage supercharged planes were used for ground attack only.
They could have top cover from others.
I used to have a video tape of Steve Hinton’s world record straight line flight in a mustang. If I remember it was over 500 mph.
Steve's son did a run at 499mph. Rare Bear has gone 525mph or something like that. Both straight level. Pretty sure Voodo has done 560mph around the track?
Now I want one. Powered by natural rubber of course, and so green. No more fussy internal combustion engines for me.
Thank you Sir
I live a few miles from the factory where the basic airframe is made, started by Glyn Powell. When I first heard that Glyn was going to make Mosquitos, I thought he was nuts. How wrong I was! Sadly, Glyn has gone now but what a legacy!!!
Watched your own Mosquito fly over my home in High Wycombe, Bucks UK when it was being restored to flying condition by Doug & Tony Bianchi at Wycombe Air Park.
My favorite ww2 fighterbomber😃 been to oshkosh '22 and '24 searching for your Mosquito. But sadly she was not there. Moved to another hangar for Airventure.😢
Mosquitoes are the most awesome ww2 aircraft thanks for sharing
Just wonderful
My Great grandmother worked on the assembly line for Mosquitoes, after being "demoted" off the GM artillery shell hammer test line lol. Right up to the day she died, she could talk your ear off about the Mossie (despite end stage dementia)
Kermit, we Germans are always happy to see you in best shape. We ask us, what’s going on with your Messerschmitt Bf 108?
Project still on temporary hold.
Just Love your enthusiasm Kermit!!
Have to agree the Mosquito is such a beautiful aircraft.
The work that Warren and the Team have done to bring these iconic back into the sky is phenomenal!!
I suspect that there's some small part of you that would love to return to NZed and see your own new or reconditioned Mossie back in the air. Don't leave it too long. 😉
PS You little explanation captions throughout were good value!!
PPS Damned RAM! Never enough!
PPPS Best Wishes to you and your family with the passing of your mother. She must have been incredibly proud of all you've achieved!!
Thank you.
Enchanting, attractive, exclusive and doesnt have acredit limit mmmm
wow, what a masterpiece ! would love to see some flight footage...
Big fan of the Mosquito, great video thanks. I think the mention of the UK Mosquito crash in 1990’s needs looking at though. Have a read of the AAIB report, part of the cause at least related to the maintenance and setting of the carburettors. Certainly not all pilot error which seems to be implied?
I remember when your A-26 was in pieces at Van Nuys airport. 303 Brownings.
There is a clue as to how badly a mossie could bite you in the commentary of more than one pilot who flew them during the war stating clearly they were basically docile aircraft to fly until you started pushing and pulling them about. Then they could and would if you were not very careful bite you badly and without much warning they were getting annoyed. A family friend before he died recently said much the same thing having flown the night fighter versions. 'They were easy to fly but short tempered if you tried to play around, they did not like that sort of treatment at all'. Great to see so many now going back in the air again.
May you mother rest in peace in heaven. It’s wonderful seeing the legends of aviation in this video, including you, Kermit. 🙂
She is gorgeous. Too bad there are no surviving examples of the de Havilland DH.103 Hornet which is the successor to the Mosquito.
Thanks!
Pioneer Aero Ltd at Ardmore, New Zealand. had a Hornet under restoration as at 2017
Finding parts is an issue .
Someone needs to build a coastal command Tsetse replica!
My favorite British WW2 Airplane.
Like you two Gentleman my old brain only holds so much RAM but I remember reading the AAIB report on British Aerospace Mosquito, if memory serves a rudder linkage gave way which led to uncommanded yaw resulting in a loss of control. I may stand corrected but I seem to remember this was the cause of the crash.
How did Kermit not know what an intercooler does? Hasn't he been around warbirds and engines for a long long time?
The veneer for Mosquitos was made in the small town where I live in South Central Ontario Canada
intercooler by definition is between 2 stages so if there is only one super charger stage then it would be called a pre-cooler. In cars, which are single stage, they still call it an intercooler probably because focus groups told them intercooler sounds cooler! The cooling allows more mass of air to go into the engine per unit volume.
Agreed "intercooler" really means between 2 stages, but to be accurate, a cooler mounted downstream of the compressor and before entering the cylinder (as in cars) is termed an "aftercooler."
@@hardlylaffing ah yes agreed. I meant a cooler mounted ahead of the compressor but maybe that’s not how it’s done in cars - not my wheelhouse
Absolutely Too cool!
Every time Kermit says OMG we DRInk 🍻
Naked in Jamaica rum, I hope!
Im 68 this has always been my lust after and would love to fly aeroplanes, being a Canadian and it being a dehavillain factors in .some wete built in Canada i think too