You think 2 Merlins sound good - you should hear 4000 ! I was on a couple of 1000 (more or less) bomber raids flying 100 Group bomber support Mosquitoes in 1945 and accompanied the main stream. We took off about an hour after they did and overtook the Lancasters before they reached the target, so we heard them flying overhead before we left. It was a sound which will never be heard again in all history!
Fantastic people like you do not seem to exist any more. We owe you, and not many people seem to realise what you went through just doing your role in defending this country. Salute you Mr. Beeching
Some of you might be pleased to know that one of the three Mosquitoes being restored in NZ is due to be flying Sept 29 2012 or 21 sleeps. The last time one of these planes flew was 1996. The other 2 are well on their way to being flyable too- which is good news.
The SR-71 of its time. Had no guns, originally, and didn't need them. It could outrun anything that tried to catch it. By the end of the war the Mosquito could also carry a heavier bomb load than the B-17. The B-17 had become so loaded with guns (and gunners) that its bomb carrying capacity was seriously impaired. The Mosquito was an amazing aircraft.
@soaringtractor At key altitudes, the Mossie was faster than most fighters, and it had a better acceleration than the 109 and 190. Regarding the B-17, you are right. But if Mosquitos were built instead of Fortresses, Liberators, Lancasters and Halifaxes, more destruction and lower losses would have resulted. The Mosquito could pack a wallop. Those 13 50 cals on the big bombers didn't prevent heavy losses. The big bombers were still vulnerable to fighters in ways that the Mosquito wasn't. And German pilots, ground crews and civilians were flummoxed by the Mosquito, more terrified of them than the big target bombers. Do the damned research before spewing your shit on a small reply column. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
@@Mannock truth right there, she was good and nimble, had a very good survivability rate compared to most other stuff and you know its good when even the yanks buy em. Engine out wasn't a problem for them and they could drop bombs very accurately with a good crew on board, they served in pathfinder squadrons that went ahead of the main force dropping marker flares so the big heavies just had to tip up and drop bombs. They were really well liked by everyone that wasn't on the receiving end of the payload.
@soaringtractor Way to cherry pick facts to try and make a point. To outrun something you don't have to be faster than it, you need to be fast enough so that they could not catch you. Let me dumb this down to your level. The catching plane has to locate, climb and overhaul the bomber. The Mosquito was too fast for the Germans to reliably achieve this. Nothing wrong with his statement at all. But you already knew this, as you are known as a bit of troll on any WW2 video. Almost forgot..... -> !!!
Wonderful machine. My Grandad was a mechanic on these in the of war stationed amongst other places at RAF Banff in Scotland and RAF Mauripur in India where he worked on the converted Lancaster troop carriers. Quite an adventure for an 18 year old Suffolk farm worker. When my Dad took him to RAF Swanton Morley in the 80's to see the then only Flying Mossie he talked my dad through all the start-up prep before taxi and take-off and was close to tears with pride and nostalgia. RIP Grandad.
It is beautiful. My friend/work colleague Dave's mum sorted out a turbulence issue with the two propellers on the two Merlins. After she did her stuff they got about 50mp/h more out of the mosquito.
been looking for a good clip of the mosquito for ages, this is brilliant!!! one of my fav aircraft, i saw it flying at fairford, the most beautiful sounding aircraft i ever heard!!
Just taken a look at the progress on the Mosquito being restored at Ardmore, Auckland NZ. Will be flying towards the end of the year, cant wait to see this fantastic plane.
This so lovely to watch this aircraft flying, my hobby of Metal Detecting has found me a crashed Mosquito along with the aircraft it shot down in May 1944. I was able to talk to the Pilot of the Mosquito & he told me things about this Aircraft & wot it could do.
Yes - this one went down. One was restored to airworthiness earlier this year, in New Zealand. I think it's been bought by a fighter collection in the States now.
Yeah the P-51 sounds great but the Mosquito is in a class of it's own. What an aircraft, but apparently it's hard to fly because you have to regulate or synchronize the great power of both of the engines. Nice posting, thank you.
i worked at chester in the late eighties / early nineties. watched this thing buzz the completion centre hangars on many occasion. just wish mobiles and their cameras were around then..
My favourite WW2 type. Great looks, high performance, big payload and unmatched versatility from revolutionary wooden design that didn't tax already precious strategic metals but brought the furniture industry into the war effort!
Documentary on Ch4 tonight at 8pm about the Mosquito if you live in the UK. (21st July 2013). Rare for a mainstream channel like 4 to put out a show at primetime about a warbird. I've always wondered what an even more aerodynamically cleaned up than standard version with breathed-on Griffons would've flown like. Almost as quick as the early jets I suspect.
Classic Fighters. Easter 2011 New Zealand. Should be the first showing of Jerry Yagen's Mosquito being assembled at Avspecs. Cant wait to see and hear one flying.
Sorry, all I know of it is from a brief glimpse at an aircraft mag. I distinctly recall them having a small article on a Mossie restoration project being due to complete in 2010, but I can't remember which it was... I have a sneaking suspicion it's either the Aussie or Kiwi one but I can't say for certain. All the same, I'll be glad to see any Mossie flying again.
theres one in america that was still flying (owned by Kermit Weeks) but its been stored at the Fantasy of Flight museum for so without doing anything for so long that no way itd be allowed to fly without really serious attention. 2 currently being restored to flight - one in canada and one in NZ
@PSNgregiskool I know for a fact that the kind of goodhearted banter we've had was common between US and British aircrew at the time, its good to know we've carried that on and remembered their fight and passing at the same time. god rest there souls
To quote the phrase,,,,'If it looks right,,it is right'....Britain not just built some of the finest aircraft in history,,,but the most beautiful. Should be known as 'Flying Artwork'.
Just beautiful! When it first entered service it was slightly faster than the then MkV Spitfire and it was a bomber! Of course it became a fighter bomber, night fighter etc. but just poetry in motion to look at. The Photo Recce version could sit at 35000ft and over 400mph and was untouchable for a period. One of the greatest, and most unsung aircraft of the war.
The New Zealand Mosquito (a Canadian Airframe, destined for a Museum in Virginia) will be flying at Ardmore, just south of Auckland New Zealand on 29 September. I think this is the first time one has flown anywhere since 1986, there are currently none airworthy. There is another, not far away from airworthy now, being built in Canada and 2 more are slated for restoration to airworthy in New Zealand, including one for the collection of Paul Allen (Microsoft)
Carbon based tubes bonded by formaldehyde resin is early composite construction. These days even aero alloys are not the performance choice on a decent road bicycle. The DH 88 Comet, DH 91 Albatross, DH 98 Mosquito and DH 103 Hornet were a generation ahead in their thinking.
Adolf Galland said something similar as I remember it, and he said it to Herman too - "if you want results, give me a squadron of Spitfires"! The Mossie - what an aircraft; light, manouvreable and rugged with a good range and the ability to carry just about every sort of weapons fit we had. I dunno how true it is, but I heard that some even had three-inch anti-tank guns fitted in the nosecone for use against armour and supply columns!
It was July 1996, when the one in this video (RR299, a FBVI) crashed, last time a Mossie was in the skies. A shame the NZ rebuild Mossie won't be around to do a few airshows here before going to Canada.
At the time it was introduced in 40, the mossie was the fastest plane in the air. Indeed Goering awarded his fighter pilots TWO KILLS for each mossie the shot down. It wasn't until later in the war that the mossie lost speed ground to the 51-D, FW and ME's and Spit-16's
The Wooden Wonder. A lot of things to a lot of pilots, and a plane I truly love. The high wood content made it hard for radar to detect and it was so fast it could be used not only as a fighter-bomber but as an interceptor. If it was me in the thick of things I'd want a Mosquito to take me in, because I know she'll be just as good about keeping me in and taking me out again.
Amazing aircraft, fast, high-flying, very long-range for the day, could carry a good bomb load, and was as agile as a fighter (some models were used as night fighters)
I read a book once about ww2 bomber crews and this one pilot used to wind up the US pilots (in B25's etc) by flying around the formation whilst on escort on ONE ENGINE! One of a kind aircraft
Goering himself said "That he was full of admiration for the British in making the Mosqito, with little piano factories and workshops everywhere making pieces" etc. Definitely a case of thinking inside of the "wooden" box!
This particular Mosquito crashes at another airshow. It is on RUclips. Sucks because this is a beautiful aircraft and one of my all time favourites. I hope Rossmum is right in regards to another Mosquito restoration for 2010.
Did the wooden construction affect maneuverability? At very low level turbulence requires a flexible wing which wood will presumably give you. The lower weight reduces wing loading which is good for aerobatics but a high wing loading is desirable at low level as it renders the aircraft less susceptible to thermals and gusts. Can a Mosquito perform Immelmans with a full warload?
I can ignore the sound of a Harley Davidson, and I can snob the sound of a Ferrari. But the "chest pounding" sound of a 12-cylinder, 27-litre Merlin Engine turning a large propeller, and 2 at that?? Its the kind of music that penetrates a man's soul, conveys masculinity, power grace and elegance. It's just such beautiful music beyond melody and lyrics!!
This particular "strange weapon" was specifically designed to put woodworking skills to war use, and use the minimum of metals, as they don't grow on trees. The DeHavilland Museum just north of London has the prototype Mosquito, the only prototype WW2 aircraft in existence. Sadly, ageing of the glues used in construction mean that none is ever likely to fly again.
@guitarhamster102 If I'm not getting this mixed up I believe the pilot and engineer were killed. If I'm not mistaken it had to do with a carburator malfunction.
I agree it has to be the most underrated aircraft from WWII. I love that it was wood I am sure it would have been great in metal too but it was wood. Prob. the last military aircraft made from wood as well.
@beyergarret123 just to add, the B17 was a fine aircraft crewed by some very brave young men and im sure its quite rightly famous in its homeland but for the rest of the world (including the british empire who supplied a lot of British bomber crew) you will find the lancaster and wellington were well respected and well remembered
The Germans admired the Mosquito immensely through out the war & really had no answer for it. Only their fastest machines had any chance of doing anything with it.
Where did you see that it was on its way to Wanaka for the week end? Its flying three times at Ardmore Aerodrome in South Auckland tomorrow and the owner (bless him and his wallet) wants to take the plane to the States to show it off as well he might. Hopefully it will be shown at Farnborough- if it is they'll have to have enough tissues on hand for the plane spotters.
Wow he brought that plane down low to the ground, what an aircraft my grandad me plenty of stories about it and he worked on the prototype which isnt fair from where i live
Actually, does anyone know how many are left in the world? I don't mean flying, I mean in general. I think we have one down in the AWM at Canberra, I'm sure there are at least a few in the UK...
I recently saw on a documentary on the merlin engine that any German pilot that brought down a Mossie was awarded TWO kills. That being because it was so damned hard to shoot down a Mossie!
@PSNgregiskool , We may be tiny and yeah were definately cool but we built a bit more than a couple of aircraft, dont forget the Lancaster,with a considerably bigger bomb load than your B17! and it could fly in the dark! I know the Corsair was quicker than the mossie (eventually!) but the importaint thing is they were both quicker than the germans! dont forget,all our aircraft were built in factorys that were constantly under attack (unlike yourselves) so I dont think we did too bad!
@PSNgregiskool not sure if your aware, but even your beloved mustang, was built to British order, the american forces in actually didn't really want to know about it until much later in the war when it had proved its ground. North American at the time was a company being greatly underutilized at the time, while all the British factory's where working 120 percent, north american and the RAF came up with a magnificent aircraft. That the Americans finaly thought hey we could use that!
I found a Night Fighter of 264 Sqn when out Metal Detecting, I know the were made of Wood :o) The pilot told me how he lost him beloved Mossy & his drear friend who was his navigator..
Possibly the ME 262 and (although it was never completed) the Haughton brothers delta wing. Its hard to say 100% "yes, this is better" but speed wise the 262 was certainly better and as for the delta wing... Well it would of been light years ahead of anything of the time. I would add that I reckon the British perfected the propeller driven aircraft in WW2. Thanks, Paul w
What a machine. For me personally - as lovely to watch as a Spitfire. Fast, agile, up to 4000lb bomb load (a cookie) (not as much as a B17 but who's counting), no wonder the Luftwaffe counted one as two kills ! Is it still the only one flying ? I believe there was one in UK but it went down in an accident ?
One of the most beautiful and remarkable aircraft ever built! Those twin Merlin engines!! Awesome!
You think 2 Merlins sound good - you should hear 4000 ! I was on a couple of 1000 (more or less) bomber raids flying 100 Group bomber support Mosquitoes in 1945 and accompanied the main stream. We took off about an hour after they did and overtook the Lancasters before they reached the target, so we heard them flying overhead before we left. It was a sound which will never be heard again in all history!
Thank you
Thank you for your service, Mr. Beeching!
Thankyou sir for your service. We all owe you a great debt . Salute
Fantastic people like you do not seem to exist any more. We owe you, and not many people seem to realise what you went through just doing your role in defending this country. Salute you Mr. Beeching
A grand Lady she was. A wooden wonder of beauty,and speed. Thanks for posting
it.
watching this video makes the hair on my neck stand up, such beauty and grace accented by the majestic sound of 2 merlin engines.
Some of you might be pleased to know that one of the three Mosquitoes being restored in NZ is due to be flying Sept 29 2012 or 21 sleeps.
The last time one of these planes flew was 1996. The other 2 are well on their way to being flyable too- which is good news.
I almost feel guilty for forgetting how beautiful this aircraft is... and those Merlins. Makes you proud. Hopefully we'll see one fly again soon.
The SR-71 of its time. Had no guns, originally, and didn't need them. It could outrun anything that tried to catch it.
By the end of the war the Mosquito could also carry a heavier bomb load than the B-17. The B-17 had become so loaded with guns (and gunners) that its bomb carrying capacity was seriously impaired.
The Mosquito was an amazing aircraft.
@soaringtractor At key altitudes, the Mossie was faster than most fighters, and it had a better acceleration than the 109 and 190. Regarding the B-17, you are right. But if Mosquitos were built instead of Fortresses, Liberators, Lancasters and Halifaxes, more destruction and lower losses would have resulted. The Mosquito could pack a wallop. Those 13 50 cals on the big bombers didn't prevent heavy losses. The big bombers were still vulnerable to fighters in ways that the Mosquito wasn't. And German pilots, ground crews and civilians were flummoxed by the Mosquito, more terrified of them than the big target bombers. Do the damned research before spewing your shit on a small reply column. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
@@Mannock truth right there, she was good and nimble, had a very good survivability rate compared to most other stuff and you know its good when even the yanks buy em. Engine out wasn't a problem for them and they could drop bombs very accurately with a good crew on board, they served in pathfinder squadrons that went ahead of the main force dropping marker flares so the big heavies just had to tip up and drop bombs. They were really well liked by everyone that wasn't on the receiving end of the payload.
@soaringtractor Way to cherry pick facts to try and make a point. To outrun something you don't have to be faster than it, you need to be fast enough so that they could not catch you. Let me dumb this down to your level. The catching plane has to locate, climb and overhaul the bomber. The Mosquito was too fast for the Germans to reliably achieve this. Nothing wrong with his statement at all. But you already knew this, as you are known as a bit of troll on any WW2 video.
Almost forgot..... -> !!!
Wonderful machine. My Grandad was a mechanic on these in the of war stationed amongst other places at RAF Banff in Scotland and RAF Mauripur in India where he worked on the converted Lancaster troop carriers. Quite an adventure for an 18 year old Suffolk farm worker. When my Dad took him to RAF Swanton Morley in the 80's to see the then only Flying Mossie he talked my dad through all the start-up prep before taxi and take-off and was close to tears with pride and nostalgia. RIP Grandad.
One Merlin sounds good - but 2? - outstanding. A brilliant design and the Pathfinders did a fantastic job.
Haven't seen a video of a Mosquito before. Always wanted to see one as it is such a wonderful aircraft Thanks
It is beautiful. My friend/work colleague Dave's mum sorted out a turbulence issue with the two propellers on the two Merlins. After she did her stuff they got about 50mp/h more out of the mosquito.
That's the best load of bollocks I've heard for a while. Nice troll you numpty.
been looking for a good clip of the mosquito for ages, this is brilliant!!! one of my fav aircraft, i saw it flying at fairford, the most beautiful sounding aircraft i ever heard!!
Just taken a look at the progress on the Mosquito being restored at Ardmore, Auckland NZ.
Will be flying towards the end of the year, cant wait to see this fantastic plane.
The thing was fucking made of plywood and was still one of the best aircraft of its time
This so lovely to watch this aircraft flying, my hobby of Metal Detecting has found me a crashed Mosquito along with the aircraft it shot down in May 1944. I was able to talk to the Pilot of the Mosquito & he told me things about this Aircraft & wot it could do.
How sweet it is. I have tingles up my spine! Thank you for this video.
Yes - this one went down.
One was restored to airworthiness earlier this year, in New Zealand. I think it's been bought by a fighter collection in the States now.
Worderfully stirring video of the most beautiful aircraft of the them all. Tragic loss in 1996. Will we ever see one again?
Yeah the P-51 sounds great but the Mosquito is in a class of it's own. What an aircraft, but apparently it's hard to fly because you have to regulate or synchronize the great power of both of the engines. Nice posting, thank you.
A very beautiful and graceful bird!
Merveilleux! Un appareil des plus racé! Magnifique vidéo!
One of the most beautiful ww2's aircraft! Another proof of British's «Savoir-faire»! ;-)
already flown ,see it on the news...fantastic to see one in the air...its off to wanaka for show in the weekend :-}
i worked at chester in the late eighties / early nineties. watched this thing buzz the completion centre hangars on many occasion. just wish mobiles and their cameras were around then..
The DeHavilland Mosquito: Fastest Bomber Aircraft of WWII.
My favourite WW2 type. Great looks, high performance, big payload and unmatched versatility from revolutionary wooden design that didn't tax already precious strategic metals but brought the furniture industry into the war effort!
Documentary on Ch4 tonight at 8pm about the Mosquito if you live in the UK. (21st July 2013). Rare for a mainstream channel like 4 to put out a show at primetime about a warbird. I've always wondered what an even more aerodynamically cleaned up than standard version with breathed-on Griffons would've flown like. Almost as quick as the early jets I suspect.
Ce bel oiseau est vraiment élégant et puissant à la fois! 😍✌️👍
Classic Fighters. Easter 2011 New Zealand. Should be the first showing of Jerry Yagen's Mosquito being assembled at Avspecs. Cant wait to see and hear one flying.
Those engine nacelles look so sleek, the shark fin tail is pretty cool as well.
Beautifull a/c. We really need to see another flying soon!
Sorry, all I know of it is from a brief glimpse at an aircraft mag. I distinctly recall them having a small article on a Mossie restoration project being due to complete in 2010, but I can't remember which it was... I have a sneaking suspicion it's either the Aussie or Kiwi one but I can't say for certain. All the same, I'll be glad to see any Mossie flying again.
theres one in america that was still flying (owned by Kermit Weeks) but its been stored at the Fantasy of Flight museum for so without doing anything for so long that no way itd be allowed to fly without really serious attention.
2 currently being restored to flight - one in canada and one in NZ
@PSNgregiskool I know for a fact that the kind of goodhearted banter we've had was common between US and British aircrew at the time, its good to know we've carried that on and remembered their fight and passing at the same time.
god rest there souls
The beautiful roar of two merlins , makes your spine tingle,,
What a beautiful aircraft, with a sound to match
Queen of the skies
Very nice footage. I hope they get one flying again soon. It has to be my favourite type of the war, so versitile as well as high performance.
To quote the phrase,,,,'If it looks right,,it is right'....Britain not just built some of the finest aircraft in history,,,but the most beautiful. Should be known as 'Flying Artwork'.
Just beautiful! When it first entered service it was slightly faster than the then MkV Spitfire and it was a bomber! Of course it became a fighter bomber, night fighter etc. but just poetry in motion to look at. The Photo Recce version could sit at 35000ft and over 400mph and was untouchable for a period. One of the greatest, and most unsung aircraft of the war.
Fantastic video. Many thanks for up-loading it
The New Zealand Mosquito (a Canadian Airframe, destined for a Museum in Virginia) will be flying at Ardmore, just south of Auckland New Zealand on 29 September. I think this is the first time one has flown anywhere since 1986, there are currently none airworthy. There is another, not far away from airworthy now, being built in Canada and 2 more are slated for restoration to airworthy in New Zealand, including one for the collection of Paul Allen (Microsoft)
OMG..What a fantastic display !!! 5 Stars..
Absolutely gorgeous. :-)
Carbon based tubes bonded by formaldehyde resin is early composite construction.
These days even aero alloys are not the performance choice on a decent road bicycle. The DH 88 Comet, DH 91 Albatross, DH 98 Mosquito and DH 103 Hornet were a generation ahead in their thinking.
Fantastic, what a beautiful plane!
Thanks for uploading this.
Adolf Galland said something similar as I remember it, and he said it to Herman too - "if you want results, give me a squadron of Spitfires"!
The Mossie - what an aircraft; light, manouvreable and rugged with a good range and the ability to carry just about every sort of weapons fit we had. I dunno how true it is, but I heard that some even had three-inch anti-tank guns fitted in the nosecone for use against armour and supply columns!
It was July 1996, when the one in this video (RR299, a FBVI) crashed, last time a Mossie was in the skies. A shame the NZ rebuild Mossie won't be around to do a few airshows here before going to Canada.
At the time it was introduced in 40, the mossie was the fastest plane in the air. Indeed Goering awarded his fighter pilots TWO KILLS for each mossie the shot down. It wasn't until later in the war that the mossie lost speed ground to the 51-D, FW and ME's and Spit-16's
brilliant film thanks for that , the sound of the merlins just great , what an engine i think we english have a lot to thank the merlin engine for
The Wooden Wonder. A lot of things to a lot of pilots, and a plane I truly love.
The high wood content made it hard for radar to detect and it was so fast it could be used not only as a fighter-bomber but as an interceptor. If it was me in the thick of things I'd want a Mosquito to take me in, because I know she'll be just as good about keeping me in and taking me out again.
Glad to know one of these beauties may fly again....
Amazing aircraft, fast, high-flying, very long-range for the day, could carry a good bomb load, and was as agile as a fighter (some models were used as night fighters)
The Mos was faster than the early marks of those fighters you listed. A bomber that could not be run down by the German fighters of the time.
Seriously?
My grandad used to fly these beautitful 'wooden wonders'. It would be amazing to see one fly again.
Add more details please?
Thanks
Josh
They are selling pieces of the original prototype canvas patch with certifiacte on Ebay now to help toward the restorration of the very 1st Mosquito!!
I read a book once about ww2 bomber crews and this one pilot used to wind up the US pilots (in B25's etc) by flying around the formation whilst on escort on ONE ENGINE! One of a kind aircraft
defently an aircraft that made the difference on WW2.
Goering himself said "That he was full of admiration for the British in making the Mosqito, with little piano factories and workshops everywhere making pieces" etc. Definitely a case of thinking inside of the "wooden" box!
Interestingly, the actual design of the Mossie is based on a fresh water pike. You can see this at the Mossie Museum just outside London.
Simply wonderful - thanks for that!
This particular Mosquito crashes at another airshow. It is on RUclips. Sucks because this is a beautiful aircraft and one of my all time favourites. I hope Rossmum is right in regards to another Mosquito restoration for 2010.
Did the wooden construction affect maneuverability? At very low level turbulence requires a flexible wing which wood will presumably give you.
The lower weight reduces wing loading which is good for aerobatics but a high wing loading is desirable at low level as it renders the aircraft less susceptible to thermals and gusts.
Can a Mosquito perform Immelmans with a full warload?
HE BEST AIRCRAFT PRODUCED IN WW2, WOULD BE NICE IF WE CAN RESTORE ONE TO AIRWORTY CONDITION, MAY BE A NICE PROJECT FOR THE BBMF
Think there's one being restored to flying condition in Oz - read it in Flypast magazine ages ago
Surely the greatest and most versatile aeroplane of WW2.
Beautiful. Was this filmed at North Weald?
I can ignore the sound of a Harley Davidson, and I can snob the sound of a Ferrari. But the "chest pounding" sound of a 12-cylinder, 27-litre Merlin Engine turning a large propeller, and 2 at that?? Its the kind of music that penetrates a man's soul, conveys masculinity, power grace and elegance. It's just such beautiful music beyond melody and lyrics!!
I can listen to sound this alllllllll day long.... but only if the speakers are turned up :D
@PSNgregiskool thanks Bud, much appreciated! all the best mate!
There is one being restored to fly in Vancouver, Canada, I'm not sure of its status. I thought Kermit Weeks had one in Florida that was airworthy.
Watch this, with the 633 Squadron theme playing. It's different class.
This particular "strange weapon" was specifically designed to put woodworking skills to war use, and use the minimum of metals, as they don't grow on trees.
The DeHavilland Museum just north of London has the prototype Mosquito, the only prototype WW2 aircraft in existence.
Sadly, ageing of the glues used in construction mean that none is ever likely to fly again.
@guitarhamster102 If I'm not getting this mixed up I believe the pilot and engineer were killed. If I'm not mistaken it had to do with a carburator malfunction.
I agree it has to be the most underrated aircraft from WWII. I love that it was wood I am sure it would have been great in metal too but it was wood. Prob. the last military aircraft made from wood as well.
RAAF museum at Point Cook is in the process of restoring one to airworthy-long way to go though!
Great video, good camera work, tis bloody difficult panning aircraft, trying to keep them in the frame.
@beyergarret123 just to add, the B17 was a fine aircraft crewed by some very brave young men and im sure its quite rightly famous in its homeland but for the rest of the world (including the british empire who supplied a lot of British bomber crew) you will find the lancaster and wellington were well respected and well remembered
impresionante!! arte en vuelo con un super mosquito!! Que es bien pesado, tiene mucha potencia de vuelo y es agresivo.
the sound from about 2:37 to 2:50
oh my lord it's amazing!
The Germans admired the Mosquito immensely through out the war & really had no answer for it. Only their fastest machines had any chance of doing anything with it.
Where did you see that it was on its way to Wanaka for the week end?
Its flying three times at Ardmore Aerodrome in South Auckland tomorrow and the owner (bless him and his wallet) wants to take the plane to the States to show it off as well he might.
Hopefully it will be shown at Farnborough- if it is they'll have to have enough tissues on hand for the plane spotters.
Are there full size or 7/8 scale plans available? I bet this would be a great homebuilt experimental aircraft...
Thank you for informing me my friend, I appreciate your help!!!
Wow he brought that plane down low to the ground, what an aircraft my grandad me plenty of stories about it and he worked on the prototype which isnt fair from where i live
Beauty from every angle
Outstanding! It has been a dream of mine since I was a kid to see one of these in person. Where is this bird stationed?
Lovely plane !! How many are still flying in the u.k ?
Actually, does anyone know how many are left in the world? I don't mean flying, I mean in general. I think we have one down in the AWM at Canberra, I'm sure there are at least a few in the UK...
I recently saw on a documentary on the merlin engine that any German pilot that brought down a Mossie was awarded TWO kills. That being because it was so damned hard to shoot down a Mossie!
@PSNgregiskool , We may be tiny and yeah were definately cool but we built a bit more than a couple of aircraft, dont forget the Lancaster,with a considerably bigger bomb load than your B17! and it could fly in the dark! I know the Corsair was quicker than the mossie (eventually!) but the importaint thing is they were both quicker than the germans!
dont forget,all our aircraft were built in factorys that were constantly under attack (unlike yourselves) so I dont think we did too bad!
@PSNgregiskool not sure if your aware, but even your beloved mustang, was built to British order, the american forces in actually didn't really want to know about it until much later in the war when it had proved its ground. North American at the time was a company being greatly underutilized at the time, while all the British factory's where working 120 percent, north american and the RAF came up with a magnificent aircraft. That the Americans finaly thought hey we could use that!
Just curios, what Axis plane do you think was better. (This is not a snipe, I am genuinely interested in your answer)
I found a Night Fighter of 264 Sqn when out Metal Detecting, I know the were made of Wood :o) The pilot told me how he lost him beloved Mossy & his drear friend who was his navigator..
How many of these still airworthy nowdays?....quite rare to see them,even at an Airshows :)
Wings of an angel.
Possibly the ME 262 and (although it was never completed) the Haughton brothers delta wing.
Its hard to say 100% "yes, this is better" but speed wise the 262 was certainly better and as for the delta wing... Well it would of been light years ahead of anything of the time.
I would add that I reckon the British perfected the propeller driven aircraft in WW2.
Thanks, Paul w
Beatiful engine sound, believe it or not, but the engine is singing to me!
Can't post a link but Google Classic Fighters Omaka for info. Booked my flight there already.
What a machine. For me personally - as lovely to watch as a Spitfire. Fast, agile, up to 4000lb bomb load (a cookie) (not as much as a B17 but who's counting), no wonder the Luftwaffe counted one as two kills !
Is it still the only one flying ? I believe there was one in UK but it went down in an accident ?
The B17 could carry more, yes but was limited to 4,000lbs bomb load on longer flights, which the Mosquito could match without all the drama.
super video and camera skills - also poignant to see this bird in the air before she crashed