Hurrah, more 'Mossies'!

For those of you confused, or just plain bored, by my post below on the famous Mosquito aircraft of WWII, the Daily Mail has just published an excellent story on the history of that amazing aircraft because some 'wizard prang chaps/nut jobs' (delete to taste) are about to start building a new one using the original plans.  Of course, one of the terrific advantages of the 'Mossie' was that it was built almost entirely of wood and canvas which was dead cheap back then.  Despite that, it could fly at around 400 miles per hour!

I would give my right arm for a chance to see that fly and I would give my other arm for a chance to fly in it!

 

 

 

Comments

[JK]

http://www.airvectors.net/avmoss_2.html

Might find that of interest David.

[Obligato]

Bomb load was about 2000kg. The figure they're quoting in excess of 10000kg is the max take off weight. Innumerate journos. One reason so few survive is that the glue didn't age well.

[Whyaxye]

My mum used to make them at the de Havilland factory. She left school to work for an agricultural seed company, then moved to de Havilland when the war started and she was 19. Her job was very lowly; she had to collect long metal pipes from the stores, and separate them out into different categories ready for assembly. They were all tangled up, so the work was boring and frustrating.

Still, she did her bit, and who knows how the war would have ended if those metal pipes had stayed tangled...

[David Duff]

JK, thanks for that - time for bed now but that will make for a good read over the weekend!

'Obbie', thanks for that - fancy flying an aircraft glued together with dodgy glue!

Well, 'Whyaxe' we also serve who only untangle pipes! Good for her!

[Whitewall]

Whyaxye, when people say ww2 was won by a war effort, it truly meant on the home front and abroad.

[AussieD]

Precision bombing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GI2AxVJbLg

[JK]

Good find AD. Thanks

[David Duff]

That was a great film, AussieD, thanks.