I was a flight mechanic on these "Wooden Wonders", way back in 1952 with 13 Squadron R.A.F./M.E.A.F in Egypt. This video is so well executed that when I watched it on my Android tablet, together with the audio through my bluetooth headset. I felt like I was really along on the flight! Absolutely beautiful and very well done. A credit to the team who made it, Thank You for sharing this, Cheers, Ed
My Great Uncle was a Beaufighter Pilot ( Rank Sgt P/O A ) - ( also flying for RAAF No 456 Mosquito Squadron on Night Fighters/Intruders out of RAF 10 and 11 Group in late 1943-44 ) - in RAF No 46 Squadron and RAF 108 Sqd in the North African campaign he was one of 4 Australians in a Unit. No 108 Sqd flew Night Fighter patrols over Egypt, Libya, Malta, Greece and the Aegean generally. His personal file shows the destruction of Ships, Trains, motor vehicles and a Heinkel HE. 111 among other victims. Through 1943-44, flying out of an airfield in Athens - after the HE. 111 was intercepted and destroyed - records statehis Beau harassed a German retreat by strafing Railway and Motor Transport following this up with nightly 'Intruder Missions' over the wider Aegean ( Salonika, Crete, Rhodes, Melos, Leros and Cos ) - Beau Pilots were cut from a particular cloth - Gods bless them all!
Absolutely stunning. Many who flew in the wooden wonder, and Hawker Typhoon and Tempest thrilled to the shear speed of the aircraft. One pilot who hails from Tauranga was quoted as saying that he was sorry the war had ended, as he would no longer be flying in this case the Tempest. Thanks to all who made this possible.
JetMechMA According to Wiki (which of course is never wrong {:o) Griffons where in Supermarine Spitfires and Shackletons. I doubt the Mosquito, being plywood & Irish linen and never carrying much weight, would need twin 37 litre engines.The Shackleton had contra-rotating propellers and needed the extra grunt. That said, the Griffon had lots of low altitude power and was mainly used by aircraft in the Fleet Air Arm so I could be totally wrong!
Prince Westerburg The lightweight construction and powerful engines allowed the Mosquito to be multi-role. An excellent dayfighter, plus a sublime ground attack platform able to carry multi combinations of rockets and bombs.
***** I've actually walked up to one of these aircraft at an air show, they are tiny, and must have been a complete adrenalin rush to fly - No wonder so many guys committed suicide after the war, I heard from an old soldier that some where sick of the lack of thrills on civy street!
Prince Westerburg WRONG ! ! ! On all accounts, dummy.. not sad at all very happy, and a realist, don't wear rose colored glasses, and I call 'em as I see 'em.. And I am far from living on the street, own my own little farm free and clear and my car and truck and equiptment. owe nobody a single dime., and have lived the American dream and did it all by myself....NOBODY gave me anything...I got off my ass and worked for it. and enjoyed all the toys, but now age has slowed me down. I take shit from NOBODY....In person or on the internet and I call it as I see it. IF you have a problem with that TOUGH SHIT ! ! ! and I'll tell that to your ugly ass face ! ! !
Massive in-flight footage and sounds. And no stupid music competing with 24 cylinders of RR Merlin! Just wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this.
What a plane! What a team, well done for saving such a beautuful beast. To me, the mist iconic of all the ww2 planes. So good to see to see the others flying with her in formation. Brilliant!
Sad I've only ever seen them a couple of times during my lifetime. Was born in Toronto in 1962 and grew up 5KM from where they were built in Canada... the Downsview plant. Sadly, I don't think there are any flying examples here in Canada. What a treasure, and what a loss for those of us who grew up near one of their birth places. A loss for aviation in general that there aren't more of them left. A work of art to be sure!
@@pugle1 There is a flying example in Canada, two years ago one completed restoration and had its first test flight. It is based out of Victoria BC. They are wonderful planes :)
This is the most amazing in cockpit film I have ever seen, wow! Inside a mosquito & formation flying with a Vampire & a Spitfire, that has to be a pinacle of flying experiences. Thanks sooo much for posting, made my RUclips flying day!
Brilliant video of a iconic plane. My father, who was English, flew mosquito’s in WW2 and was in the New Zealand 487 squadron and took part in the Aarhus Gestapo HQ raid. Ironically, I have just found this video while visiting my daughter in Queenstown, New Zealand. My dad sadly died in 2012 and would have loved this video. Very proud of him. Hopefully will get up to Auckland eventually to see it. Incidentally, there is a great book on the squadron called ‘Through to the End’ by David Palmer and he used some of my dads memoirs in the book.
That moment when you thought you saw a vampire flying with the Spitfire and Mosquito... THEN YOU REALIZE THERE"S A VAMPIRE FLYING IN FORMATION WITH THE SPITFIRE AND MOSQUITO!
Fantastic video. One of my favorite aircraft of WW2, the DH Mosquito. A majestic aircraft indeed. It was a bonus to see the rare DH Vampire and the sleek Spitfire. Thanks for sharing.
The best airplane to which propellers were ever fitted. A transfer to a Mossie squadron saw one's life expectancy go up in years, not the more usual hours or minutes..
Just incredible. What an adventure! You guys are not only pilots, but you get to fly the greatest twin-engined plane of WWII. What I wouldn't give to be one of you guys for this flight! Thanks for sharing.
Well it's clear to see from the footage what a fantastic and immaculate aircraft this is! It was such a sad thing to lose the UK example with its pilots all those years ago so to know another is in the sky where it belongs is truly superb. The Kiwis really do know how to restore an aircraft - and properly too! Great video, thanks for sharing!
Wow, uncle Derrick, who passed away flew as RAF pilot one of these (and others), this is very nice to see this view, where he was telling about. Thank you! God bless you!
Thank you so much. What a superb aircraft. Makes one think of the incredible talent of the aeronautical engineers of World War II in most of the warring countries: Canada, U.S., U.K., Japan, Russia, Germany. But they were trained in a hard school. We are not likely to see such an array of talent again.
Oh, that sound...!!! I've run it through my (pretty decent) hifi and Wharfedale speakers...My neighbours have just complained...but it's so gorgeous! You've all done such a wonderful job with this beautiful lady, thank you so much!
thank you, thank you, thank you for once again letting me see the beautiful mossy flying again. after the sad loss of ours here in the uk i never thought i would get to see one flying again. superb footage from start to finnish i will be watching this again & again.
as you were coming up on Rangitoto I was looking for my favorite place on the planet - Takapuna... have great memories of going there. love this type of thing. thanks
That was incredibly exciting - especially just pre-take off. All so calm and precise here. Imagine the rush of wartime. Heros! Never thought I'd experience a flight in a Mosquito. Thanks to all concerned.
Just amazing, absolutely amazing to see the "Mossie" back where it belongs, up in the clouds, long may the "wooden wonder" delight us, and remind us of the debt we all owe to the many brave men and women who sadly are no longer with us.
Have always been fascinated by the Mosquito series; found this wonderful video after reading the December issue of Aeroplane Monthly. That view of the nacelles extending beyond the nose is incredible.
Abso-bloody-lutely!!! Mind you, when I was four in 1948 I saw a Vampire do a high speed low pass over an airfield in Devon. That made a huge impression and I’ve loved all DH aeroplanes, ever since.
total eargasm. You guys are amongst the luckiest on the planet... to be able to enjoy the Mossy, with or without the awesome escorts, without fear of being fired upon is beyond comprehension. To be able to enjoy the plane in all its glory is beyond my ability to describe.
Wow! What a treat! Best I've ever seen on youtube! Thanks a milllion! No musak! No need, just the sound of a pair of Merlins! Thanks again! I can now die happy!
Proud to say that my dad was radar operator on Mosquito NFII's with 25 Squadron RAF in 1943. He always said it was a wonderful aircraft. It was so well heated that they often didn't even bother to wear flying jackets or boots.
An amazing job all round, congrats to Jerry, Glynn, Warren and the Avspecs lads and everybody involved. Also well done Gavin for putting it on RUclips, it has been too long since the last Mossie flight and is a sight to behold for a long time to come hopefully. Must book a trip to the States to see it the flesh now.... From all at PPS in England
the only thing in the world i can think of better than looking out of your Spitfires window and seeing a Mosquito , is looking out of your Mosquito''s window and seeing a Spitfire .. perfection , and just its own music too , totally brilliant.
I don't know why,as I have been in and around 'Mossies' but the Cockpits always seem so small!In full 'Irving' suits,'Mae Wests',radio and O2 kit,plus Nav. kit etc. long missions must have been a nightmare for two average size crew,never mind if one or both were bigger!I wonder if physical size was ever a filter for ' mossie Crew selection? What a privilege though to be able to fly one in such perfect nick in peacetime! Fantastic Hero plane and Outstanding Video,thanks for sharing this!
It certainly was for Spitfires. My Dad was to tall at 5 ‘ 11 for spits, flew hurricanes & Mustang 111’s for the RAF. The mosquitoes were sent on some very dangerous missions like the Copenhagen Gestapo Headquarters. Certainly versatile in its various roles.
I am working on a plastic model of that aircraft. they were, and still are a beautiful sight to see them still in the air Thank you for the video. You made an old 70 year old happy
Brilliant! Well done to all those involved. I saw this aircraft undergoing restoration in February this year when on holiday there. I can hardly believe you got it flying so quickly! A Mossie used to fly over my house regularly around 20 years ago, but it was lost in a crash in Manchester in 1996. Fantastic to see this one flying from the seat I'd give my eye teeth to occupy!
This superb Mossie looks brand new...and it is. The Fighter Factory and AVspecs in New Zealand made a huge effort to get this wooden wonder airborne from a truckload of ancient Canadian bits. It's amazing the level of restoration that these folks get into and the result is a work of art. Bravo! (Currently under restoration at Avspecs, New Zealand
I think you are hearing proximity warnings, not stall alarms. After all, a Vampire should stall out well before a Mosquito, Eh? They're in close formation at this point, and, btw, I doubt that that particular noise would be coming from a 1944-based alert siren! Beautiful airplane, in so many aspects, from form to performance, and of course, it's proper place in history! Awesome video, and, yes, btw, blast those damn little Cessnas off your flightline, get Up and Fight!!
Brilliant video. My friend's dad used to make these during WWII and Brian later ran the plant where they had the original hidden at the back of a hanger for several decades. It is marvelous to see one flying again. I was lucky enough to see the last one flying in Britain around 1995 as it passed over Bedford. I ran outside just in time to meet half my neighbors also coming out to see what that glorious sound was.
Why was that stall warning sounding and for so long? The pilot did't appear to do anything to pick up speed. Unless,of course it's something quite different,
Not too sure which point in the video you are referring to - it maybe when the aircraft was descending and the pilot had reduced to idle at which point you will get an alarm that you haven't lowered your landing gear (simple warning to the pilot).
oesau You can hear it at 10. 59. Perhaps, as you say, there is a stall type warning sound if the A/C does not deploy the U/C below a certain speed. If it was a genuine stall warning, surely the pilot would take immediate action which is clearly not the case here AND with THE crown jewel of aircraft too!!!
Adrian Larkins oesau I know nothing about planes really but can I take a random guess at the stall warning being calibrated at the speed at which the plane would have stalled if it was full of the Ammo for the guns and the rockets under the wings or it's bombs inside it's belly or even full fuel tank? I don't know if this is a good guess but yea.
OK - had a listen to that and that sounds like the alarm for engine in idle whilst the landing gear is up. It's a "common" alert on aircraft to avoid landing without the gear down as well as a reminder when you are in descent that you need to lower your gear on finals.
fantastic video ,just a shame we have people bickering about the pissing engines i know for a fact this mossie is fitted with rolls royce merlins originally packard merlins , but who gives a shite packard made the merlin under licence and did a good job and did make 1 3rd of the merlins produced and us brits would of struggled with out help i have been watching a number of classic aircraft videos and certain people are just ruining it with their pathetic facts bla bla the packard was completely different ermm brainflash ballshitt parts were interchangeable no american built one was better than British and the same the other way just enjoy the pissing engine while there still left .
Dan Clifford It's just Wilbur Finniagan aka Soaring Tractor he trolls every British video and creates arguments. He's a farmer from Washington State. He's from an Irish background so is an IRA supporter and was a draft dodger in Vietnam. All in all a pretty despicable character.
zolikoff Bit like saying flies pretty well for a block of aluminium! But in all seriousness, wood allowed quick manufacture by boat building craftsmen, it also allowed for scarce resources like aluminium to be rationed, it also allowed for very high strength, it also allowed for very, very quick repair. The hurricane has fabric covered wings, which helped for very quick turn around in repairs unlike the spitfire which needed complex and time consuming repairs. Being built in plywood was far from a negative!
muppetnumpty65 Your points are well made. The Mosquito's construction was made possible by the wealth of skilled cabinet makers available, who needed little training to make the shift from building furniture to constructing a revolutionary aircraft. The Hurricane's design was kept simpler than that of the Spitfire by being based on the rear half of a Hawker Fury biplane fighter's fuselage, to which Sidney Camm attached the all-metal front end of his new fighter. The very early Hurricanes had fabric covered wings, but were quickly converted to metal skin, with the fuselage aft of the cockpit and the rear control surfaces still fabric covered. As a result, as you have said, battle damage was often quicker to repair than in the spitfire.
Yes, she has gone to Jerry Yagen's Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Va The pilot in the video is Dave Phillips, who flies an A330 for Cathay for an income and an FGA9 Hawker Hunter for fun. He also flies one of the best demonstrations of a DH82a Tiger Moth that you will ever see and is a real nice guy to boot.
Tom B Haha, and you wouldn't believe the number of pilots who have listened to the undercart horn blaring away while sliding down the runway on a bed of molten aluminium!
I didn't think any of these were still flying. Why the fcuk am I watching an iconic British aircraft being flown overseas? What's wrong with this country that we can't keep our own aircraft flying at home? Fat bankers have subsidised opera. No one I know goes to the bloody opera. Most of the people I know have been to an airshow. Why are we spending money supporting arts for the few (who can afford to support it themselves) whilst the song of twin Merlins is beyond us?
@@wilburfinnigan2142 "AND... it is flying with PACKARD built Merlins...not British...and it was restored in New Zealand, hows that for a "British" plane..." Who, apart from you, gives a shit?
christobeh c In the 1960s I did my mechanic apprenticeship on Rovers, Landrovers and Jaguars. We mechanics reckoned that if the designers had to actually work on their cars for a few months, the designs would rapidly change. Very labour-intensive, those cars. I never worked on, nor saw, a single Jaguar that I would want to own, but I have always liked the shape and style of the P4 and P5 Rovers, especially as my parents owned one of each - not at the same time, though....
World War II air warfare is a passion of mine and the Mosquito was one of the most revered aircraft Britain ever produced during this era. The men who flew these machines were so audacious and daring and their individual efforts knocked the smithereens out of Germany from every possible angle. In all likelihood, this might have brought the war to a final conclusion much sooner. Absolutely fantastic footage, which was crystal clear and amazing to watch. Thank-you for posting this video.
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Wonderful. Thanks for not putting music on this. The Merlins are all the music needed.
Agreed.
So true i agree
Yep!!!
absolutely!!
Well said.
I was a flight mechanic on these "Wooden Wonders", way back in 1952 with 13 Squadron R.A.F./M.E.A.F in Egypt. This video is so well executed that when I watched it on my Android tablet, together with the audio through my bluetooth headset. I felt like I was really along on the flight! Absolutely beautiful and very well done. A credit to the team who made it, Thank You for sharing this,
Cheers, Ed
I to was a flight mechanic at RAF Lindholme (now a prison) in 1949 had many a flight in those.
Who else got goosebumps when he revved the engines before takeoff?
Yeahhh- got tears in my eyes at that moment. Long forgotten memories?
My Great Uncle was a Beaufighter Pilot ( Rank Sgt P/O A ) - ( also flying for RAAF No 456 Mosquito Squadron on Night Fighters/Intruders out of RAF 10 and 11 Group in late 1943-44 ) - in RAF No 46 Squadron and RAF 108 Sqd in the North African campaign he was one of 4 Australians in a Unit. No 108 Sqd flew Night Fighter patrols over Egypt, Libya, Malta, Greece and the Aegean generally. His personal file shows the destruction of Ships, Trains, motor vehicles and a Heinkel HE. 111 among other victims. Through 1943-44, flying out of an airfield in Athens - after the HE. 111 was intercepted and destroyed - records statehis Beau harassed a German retreat by strafing Railway and Motor Transport following this up with nightly 'Intruder Missions' over the wider Aegean ( Salonika, Crete, Rhodes, Melos, Leros and Cos ) - Beau Pilots were cut from a particular cloth - Gods bless them all!
Great man. One of a great generation 👍
The Kiwi's sure know how to restore an airplane. Well done guys, fantastic job!
Man, listen to those Merlins!What a majestic, historic aircraft!
MusketeerinFlorida Yes indeed mighty Merlins music to the ears .
Beautiful Aircraft .
Would be nice to see one flying again !
Thank you so, so much! One of my favorite aircraft and I never dreamed of seeing one from the inside, let alone flying. Kudos to the restoration crew.
Absolutely stunning. Many who flew in the wooden wonder, and Hawker Typhoon and Tempest thrilled to the shear speed of the aircraft. One pilot who hails from Tauranga was quoted as saying that he was sorry the war had ended, as he would no longer be flying in this case the Tempest. Thanks to all who made this possible.
I cannot get over how immaculate this aircraft is. Those RR Merlins speak to my soul. Stunning video, thanks for posting.
JetMechMA
According to Wiki (which of course is never wrong {:o) Griffons where in Supermarine Spitfires and Shackletons. I doubt the Mosquito, being plywood & Irish linen and never carrying much weight, would need twin 37 litre engines.The Shackleton had contra-rotating propellers and needed the extra grunt. That said, the Griffon had lots of low altitude power and was mainly used by aircraft in the Fleet Air Arm so I could be totally wrong!
Prince Westerburg The lightweight construction and powerful engines allowed the Mosquito to be multi-role. An excellent dayfighter, plus a sublime ground attack platform able to carry multi combinations of rockets and bombs.
*****
I've actually walked up to one of these aircraft at an air show, they are tiny, and must have been a complete adrenalin rush to fly - No wonder so many guys committed suicide after the war, I heard from an old soldier that some where sick of the lack of thrills on civy street!
18tangles WRONG ! ! ! the Spitfire MkXVI 16 used the Packard built Merlin 266 engine...try and keep up and quit spreading dingo shit....
Prince Westerburg WRONG ! ! ! On all accounts, dummy.. not sad at all very happy, and a realist, don't wear rose colored glasses, and I call 'em as I see 'em.. And I am far from living on the street, own my own little farm free and clear and my car and truck and equiptment. owe nobody a single dime., and have lived the American dream and did it all by myself....NOBODY gave me anything...I got off my ass and worked for it. and enjoyed all the toys, but now age has slowed me down. I take shit from NOBODY....In person or on the internet and I call it as I see it. IF you have a problem with that TOUGH SHIT ! ! ! and I'll tell that to your ugly ass face ! ! !
Wonderful video - the sound of those Merlins is amazing. Even more amazing to see 80 year birds still flying
A gorgeous plane and the Merlin sounds are music to my ears!
Massive in-flight footage and sounds. And no stupid music competing with 24 cylinders of RR Merlin! Just wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this.
What sounds? Microphone is literally damaged on this video
fizzer....... Whoa.... the merlin is a V12 that 12 cylinders NOT 24, where you been, under a rock ???
What a plane! What a team, well done for saving such a beautuful beast. To me, the mist iconic of all the ww2 planes.
So good to see to see the others flying with her in formation. Brilliant!
Wow the view from this aircraft is stunning. In the days of visual fighter engagement you can see how highly it would score.
Who needs a soundtrack when the Merlin engines can create their own beautiful music
ABSOLUTELY - I watched - and quickly muted - a Steam Train video which had music instead of the real thing!!!
Thinking about me ol Dad ---255 Mosquito Sqdn, North Africa, Sicily and Italy---how he would have loved one last flight before he died..........
Thanks to your dad.
The Mosquito was such a fantastic machine! It is such a treasure to see at least one still flying to this day.
Sad I've only ever seen them a couple of times during my lifetime. Was born in Toronto in 1962 and grew up 5KM from where they were built in Canada... the Downsview plant. Sadly, I don't think there are any flying examples here in Canada. What a treasure, and what a loss for those of us who grew up near one of their birth places. A loss for aviation in general that there aren't more of them left. A work of art to be sure!
@@pugle1 There is a flying example in Canada, two years ago one completed restoration and had its first test flight. It is based out of Victoria BC. They are wonderful planes :)
@@fleuger99 I didn't know this. Thank you so much for that info! Cheers! :)
OMG! What a treat!. The only thing better would be to have been in the cockpit. Thank you for posting this! It's fantastic.
This is the most amazing in cockpit film I have ever seen, wow! Inside a mosquito & formation flying with a Vampire & a Spitfire, that has to be a pinacle of flying experiences.
Thanks sooo much for posting, made my RUclips flying day!
Brilliant video of a iconic plane. My father, who was English, flew mosquito’s in WW2 and was in the New Zealand 487 squadron and took part in the Aarhus Gestapo HQ raid. Ironically, I have just found this video while visiting my daughter in Queenstown, New Zealand. My dad sadly died in 2012 and would have loved this video. Very proud of him. Hopefully will get up to Auckland eventually to see it. Incidentally, there is a great book on the squadron called ‘Through to the End’ by David Palmer and he used some of my dads memoirs in the book.
That moment when you thought you saw a vampire flying with the Spitfire and Mosquito... THEN YOU REALIZE THERE"S A VAMPIRE FLYING IN FORMATION WITH THE SPITFIRE AND MOSQUITO!
@John Costello Um...sorry, but De Havilland Vampire. Gloster made the Meteor.
The Vampire had a lot of wood in its airframe, though...
The moment you realize that a mosquito is a kind of tiny Vampire and then see why they named the vampire!
@@kevintucker3354 I think all the Dh jet fighters had V names - Vampire, Venom, Vixen.
Fantastic video. One of my favorite aircraft of WW2, the DH Mosquito. A majestic aircraft indeed. It was a bonus to see the rare DH Vampire and the sleek Spitfire. Thanks for sharing.
The best airplane to which propellers were ever fitted. A transfer to a Mossie squadron saw one's life expectancy go up in years, not the more usual hours or minutes..
I'll only disagree insofar as the Hornet was a thing. What's better than a Mosquito? An IMPROVED Mosquito.
Just incredible. What an adventure! You guys are not only pilots, but you get to fly the greatest twin-engined plane of WWII. What I wouldn't give to be one of you guys for this flight!
Thanks for sharing.
Well it's clear to see from the footage what a fantastic and immaculate aircraft this is! It was such a sad thing to lose the UK example with its pilots all those years ago so to know another is in the sky where it belongs is truly superb. The Kiwis really do know how to restore an aircraft - and properly too! Great video, thanks for sharing!
Wow. Cockpit is immaculate. Very nicely restored. Ultra smooth landing too. Unreal.
Best all around aircraft in WWII.
Simply incredible.
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From the idling on the runway, taxi-ing, take off to the landing, it was like being there. Fantastic post. Thank you.
Great video! no goofy music or anything, just the beautiful roar of the Merlins!
Wow, uncle Derrick, who passed away flew as RAF pilot one of these (and others), this is very nice to see this view, where he was telling about. Thank you! God bless you!
Thank you so much. What a superb aircraft. Makes one think of the incredible talent of the aeronautical engineers of World War II in most of the warring countries: Canada, U.S., U.K., Japan, Russia, Germany. But they were trained in a hard school. We are not likely to see such an array of talent again.
The guys at Tesla should design aircraft.
What a beautiful example,it looks as though it has just rolled off the production line.Fabulous !
Bloody marvelous! Gave me goosebumps, thanks for sharing the flight.
Oh, that sound...!!! I've run it through my (pretty decent) hifi and Wharfedale speakers...My neighbours have just complained...but it's so gorgeous! You've all done such a wonderful job with this beautiful lady, thank you so much!
Great videao. No stupid comments, no insane music, pure flight feeling. Unique.
She is absolutely marvellous. Some birds just never cease to amaze me.
ahh the New Zealand vintage restoration machine keeps churning them out, just wish we could hold on to a few of them!
Pramboy nz Lol it's called good old kiwi no. 8 no how, just keep at it till the bloody things up an running again lol😡😧😤👍
thank you, thank you, thank you for once again letting me see the beautiful mossy flying again. after the sad loss of ours here in the uk i never thought i would get to see one flying again. superb footage from start to finnish i will be watching this again & again.
as you were coming up on Rangitoto I was looking for my favorite place on the planet - Takapuna... have great memories of going there. love this type of thing. thanks
That was incredibly exciting - especially just pre-take off. All so calm and precise here. Imagine the rush of wartime. Heros! Never thought I'd experience a flight in a Mosquito. Thanks to all concerned.
Beautiful plane!
Thats a very good view all round view you get from the cockpit.
I can see why ww2 pilots liked it and those engines sound top notch.
I was thinking of the Frederick Forsyth short story 'The Shepard' once that Vampire came into view. Wonderful video!
Just amazing, absolutely amazing to see the "Mossie" back where it belongs, up in the clouds, long may the "wooden wonder" delight us, and remind us of the debt we all owe to the many brave men and women who sadly are no longer with us.
Have always been fascinated by the Mosquito series; found this wonderful video after reading the December issue of Aeroplane Monthly. That view of the nacelles extending beyond the nose is incredible.
My favorite warbird of all time.
Couldn`t agree more.Balsa wood and plywood. WOW.
Breathtaking speed.
Abso-bloody-lutely!!!
Mind you, when I was four in 1948 I saw a Vampire do a high speed low pass over an airfield in Devon. That made a huge impression and I’ve loved all DH aeroplanes, ever since.
total eargasm. You guys are amongst the luckiest on the planet... to be able to enjoy the Mossy, with or without the awesome escorts, without fear of being fired upon is beyond comprehension. To be able to enjoy the plane in all its glory is beyond my ability to describe.
This unpretentious aircraft helped liberate the world.
Thank you. What a marvelous and beautiful piece of aviation history. Thanks again for the ride. Cheers!
Wow! What a treat! Best I've ever seen on youtube! Thanks a milllion! No musak! No need, just the sound of a pair of Merlins! Thanks again! I can now die happy!
Proud to say that my dad was radar operator on Mosquito NFII's with 25 Squadron RAF in 1943. He always said it was a wonderful aircraft. It was so well heated that they often didn't even bother to wear flying jackets or boots.
Chocks away, chaps! What an excellent video of a great plane!
And with a Vampire and a Spitfire to boot! I really enjoyed this, thanks for posting!
An amazing job all round, congrats to Jerry, Glynn, Warren and the Avspecs lads and everybody involved. Also well done Gavin for putting it on RUclips, it has been too long since the last Mossie flight and is a sight to behold for a long time to come hopefully. Must book a trip to the States to see it the flesh now....
From all at PPS in England
What a wonderful sight and sound of one of the great Legends of the 2nd World War, Thank you for sharing the experience.
the only thing in the world i can think of better than looking out of your Spitfires window and seeing a Mosquito , is
looking out of your Mosquito''s window and seeing a Spitfire ..
perfection , and just its own music too , totally brilliant.
Beautiful !!! simply Beautiful!!!
Mike
What a Sight! Such a Beauty this Mosquito is. BRAVO to the Restoration Team! Would love to see this tour in the UK!
That twin engine Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine sounds fantastic! No wonder why they called this thing "The Wooden Wonder"!
yep--even the tyres are solid oak
Absolutely marvellous, my father worked on these as an armourer in the war and were his favourite plane. Thanks for an awesome post!
I don't know why,as I have been in and around 'Mossies' but the Cockpits always seem so small!In full 'Irving' suits,'Mae Wests',radio and O2 kit,plus Nav. kit etc. long missions must have been a nightmare for two average size crew,never mind if one or both were bigger!I wonder if physical size was ever a filter for ' mossie Crew selection? What a privilege though to be able to fly one in such perfect nick in peacetime! Fantastic Hero plane and Outstanding Video,thanks for sharing this!
grassfuse d
It certainly was for Spitfires. My Dad was to tall at 5 ‘ 11 for spits, flew hurricanes & Mustang 111’s for the RAF. The mosquitoes were sent on some very dangerous missions like the Copenhagen Gestapo Headquarters. Certainly versatile in its various roles.
Here here, just an amazing airplane, a gorgeous restoration, thanks so much to the owner and pilot for preserving her for us. Thank you.
Reading the comments, those who are asking why the horn is going off during flight apparently never read the descriptions.
couldn't have said it better myself.
they land so fast. holy god brave men flew these things
Absolutely brilliant!! Love the Mossie. Thanks for the video!
I am working on a plastic model of that aircraft. they were, and still are a beautiful sight to see them still in the air Thank you for the video. You made an old 70 year old happy
A scene from Frederick Forsyth's novel, "The Shepherd" with the Mosquito and Vampire...
YES YES!!!! Great job reminding me! Thanks!
Brilliant! Well done to all those involved. I saw this aircraft undergoing restoration in February this year when on holiday there. I can hardly believe you got it flying so quickly! A Mossie used to fly over my house regularly around 20 years ago, but it was lost in a crash in Manchester in 1996. Fantastic to see this one flying from the seat I'd give my eye teeth to occupy!
My ultimate bucket list airplane.
Wow, what a beast!
I knew it is among the fastest prop planes ever . But that take off really hammers it in.
The sweet sound of the Rolls Royce Merlins
This superb Mossie looks brand new...and it is. The Fighter Factory and AVspecs in New Zealand made a huge effort to get this wooden wonder airborne from a truckload of ancient Canadian bits. It's amazing the level of restoration that these folks get into and the result is a work of art. Bravo!
(Currently under restoration at Avspecs, New Zealand
my home Town, Auckland, New Zealand
Thanks for a great video guys. Always a thrill. Listen to those Merlins hum and yes, it does give you goose bumps.
Darn, I can only click "Like" once!
Glorious ♥️
Image being that little one at 40 seconds and seeing the Mossie waiting for you to pass...
Was that the stall horn or is that you honking a horn? Cockpit is mint, what a time machine.
I think you are hearing proximity warnings, not stall alarms. After all, a Vampire should stall out well before a Mosquito, Eh? They're in close formation at this point, and, btw, I doubt that that particular noise would be coming from a 1944-based alert siren!
Beautiful airplane, in so many aspects, from form to performance, and of course, it's proper place in history! Awesome video, and, yes, btw, blast those damn little Cessnas off your flightline, get Up and Fight!!
Brilliant video. My friend's dad used to make these during WWII and Brian later ran the plant where they had the original hidden at the back of a hanger for several decades. It is marvelous to see one flying again. I was lucky enough to see the last one flying in Britain around 1995 as it passed over Bedford. I ran outside just in time to meet half my neighbors also coming out to see what that glorious sound was.
Why was that stall warning sounding and for so long? The pilot did't appear to do anything to pick up speed. Unless,of course it's something quite different,
Not too sure which point in the video you are referring to - it maybe when the aircraft was descending and the pilot had reduced to idle at which point you will get an alarm that you haven't lowered your landing gear (simple warning to the pilot).
oesau You can hear it at 10. 59. Perhaps, as you say, there is a stall type warning sound if the A/C does not deploy the U/C below a certain speed. If it was a genuine stall warning, surely the pilot would take immediate action which is clearly not the case here AND with THE crown jewel of aircraft too!!!
Adrian Larkins oesau I know nothing about planes really but can I take a random guess at the stall warning being calibrated at the speed at which the plane would have stalled if it was full of the Ammo for the guns and the rockets under the wings or it's bombs inside it's belly or even full fuel tank? I don't know if this is a good guess but yea.
oesau
That wasn't a proximity warning? I only heard it what they were flying in formation.
OK - had a listen to that and that sounds like the alarm for engine in idle whilst the landing gear is up. It's a "common" alert on aircraft to avoid landing without the gear down as well as a reminder when you are in descent that you need to lower your gear on finals.
Thanks for posting ......excellent all round aircraft enough said !
fantastic video ,just a shame we have people bickering about the pissing engines i know for a fact this mossie is fitted with rolls royce merlins originally packard merlins , but who gives a shite packard made the merlin under licence and did a good job and did make 1 3rd of the merlins produced and us brits would of struggled with out help i have been watching a number of classic aircraft videos and certain people are just ruining it with their pathetic facts bla bla the packard was completely different ermm brainflash ballshitt parts were interchangeable no american built one was better than British and the same the other way just enjoy the pissing engine while there still left .
Dan Clifford It's just Wilbur Finniagan aka Soaring Tractor he trolls every British video and creates arguments. He's a farmer from Washington State. He's from an Irish background so is an IRA supporter and was a draft dodger in Vietnam. All in all a pretty despicable character.
Awesome video. Many congrats to the team who put this beautiful old kite back into the sky.
Flies pretty well for a block of wood.
The flying killer piano!
zolikof
Heheh. Reminds me of a comment someone once made about the F-4 Phantom: "Put a big enough engine into a brick and it will fly."
zolikoff Bit like saying flies pretty well for a block of aluminium! But in all seriousness, wood allowed quick manufacture by boat building craftsmen, it also allowed for scarce resources like aluminium to be rationed, it also allowed for very high strength, it also allowed for very, very quick repair. The hurricane has fabric covered wings, which helped for very quick turn around in repairs unlike the spitfire which needed complex and time consuming repairs. Being built in plywood was far from a negative!
muppetnumpty65
Your points are well made. The Mosquito's construction was made possible by the wealth of skilled cabinet makers available, who needed little training to make the shift from building furniture to constructing a revolutionary aircraft.
The Hurricane's design was kept simpler than that of the Spitfire by being based on the rear half of a Hawker Fury biplane fighter's fuselage, to which Sidney Camm attached the all-metal front end of his new fighter. The very early Hurricanes had fabric covered wings, but were quickly converted to metal skin, with the fuselage aft of the cockpit and the rear control surfaces still fabric covered. As a result, as you have said, battle damage was often quicker to repair than in the spitfire.
Yes, she has gone to Jerry Yagen's Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Va
The pilot in the video is Dave Phillips, who flies an A330 for Cathay for an income and an FGA9 Hawker Hunter for fun.
He also flies one of the best demonstrations of a DH82a Tiger Moth that you will ever see and is a real nice guy to boot.
PS is that horn some kind of TCAS ?
Sounds like STALL warning horn ( guessing )
Classic Aircraft Photography Did not see that part. You have to Click on See More ...
Don Graham It's a gear warning. As in: "Hey, stupid pilot... You've pulled the power back too far, but haven't lowered the gear."
Tom B Haha, and you wouldn't believe the number of pilots who have listened to the undercart horn blaring away while sliding down the runway on a bed of molten aluminium!
+Schluesselmensch Except on a Mosquito it would be splintered plywood.
Cannot adequately express enough gratitude for sharing this. Wish they existed for every single WWII bird still in operation.
I didn't think any of these were still flying. Why the fcuk am I watching an iconic British aircraft being flown overseas? What's wrong with this country that we can't keep our own aircraft flying at home? Fat bankers have subsidised opera. No one I know goes to the bloody opera. Most of the people I know have been to an airshow. Why are we spending money supporting arts for the few (who can afford to support it themselves) whilst the song of twin Merlins is beyond us?
AND... it is flying with PACKARD built Merlins...not British...and it was restored in New Zealand, hows that for a "British" plane...
Wilbur Finnigan fair point but it was designed in Britain
A Mossie is being built in the UK now!
Isnt the commonwealth Britain? (Wider still and wider) ;)
@@wilburfinnigan2142 "AND... it is flying with PACKARD built Merlins...not British...and it was restored in New Zealand, hows that for a "British" plane..."
Who, apart from you, gives a shit?
Beautiful plane and awesome sound from the double Merlin - best sounding piston engine I have ever heard.
Indeed! The Merlin was such a great engine....sound and all.
if the british can build a wonder aircraft like this then why cant they build a decent car?
+Robert Maybeth Aston Martin, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Mclaren, Land Rover.. the list goes on
How about a Morgan, for one with structural Wood.
christobeh c
In the 1960s I did my mechanic apprenticeship on Rovers, Landrovers and Jaguars. We mechanics reckoned that if the designers had to actually work on their cars for a few months, the designs would rapidly change. Very labour-intensive, those cars.
I never worked on, nor saw, a single Jaguar that I would want to own, but I have always liked the shape and style of the P4 and P5 Rovers, especially as my parents owned one of each - not at the same time, though....
What a wonderful aeroplane, and perhaps the most versatile type in WWII.
An enjoyment to watch and listen. Thanks for not having music and being able to enjoy the Merlin engines.
The sound of the superchargers just before the take off roll is awesome.
Great footage, these gopro things are really getting some great archive footage for future generations of these old planes
WOW! Thank you for documenting this historic flight. What a wonderful plane the Mosquito is.
Absolutely amazing how well these guys have restored this plane
Fantastic
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful footage the cameraman and the pilot as well.
World War II air warfare is a passion of mine and the Mosquito was one of the most revered aircraft Britain ever produced during this era. The men who flew these machines were so audacious and daring and their individual efforts knocked the smithereens out of Germany from every possible angle. In all likelihood, this might have brought the war to a final conclusion much sooner. Absolutely fantastic footage, which was crystal clear and amazing to watch. Thank-you for posting this video.
Great to get to see what it was like in the cockpit of one of the world's greatest planes!
Thank you so much for posting this. This is the closest I will ever be to a ride in one of my favourite aircraft. What a rush that must have been.
I fell in love with this aircraft after seeing the movie 663 Squadron. I always wanted to be in flight. Thanks to you, I have. Thank you...
What a bird!! Not one but two Rolls-Royce Merlins singing! Oh so sweet. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Indeed!
the rumble of the engines just when you were taxiing was lovely