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By: 15th February 2015 at 11:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Simply brilliant! What else is there to say?
Moggy
By: 15th February 2015 at 11:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Wow! That's some amazing progress (on TA122 as well!)
By: 15th February 2015 at 12:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Bruce,
Is there available any report regardng 4050's airframe condition ?
By: 15th February 2015 at 12:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Not as such, although I do know it was found to be in pretty good condition overall, all things considered.
I will ask for a comment and post it here, or ask others to do so.
Careful analysis of the second picture reveals that it is back in camouflage colours once more. Farewell to the old Daytona Yellow!
Bruce
By: 15th February 2015 at 12:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Is that not just patch appearance of primer?
By: 15th February 2015 at 13:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Looks like brown on top of the wing to me - no need for primer in any case.
By: 15th February 2015 at 13:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Any of them being restored to flying condition? Would love to physically see a Mozzie in the air again, last time I saw one was at Barton airshow a year or so before the fatal crash. :(
By: 15th February 2015 at 14:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Bruce thanks. My interest is connected with knowing something about how the glues and ply have performed after 70 odd years.
By: 15th February 2015 at 14:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great news Bruce, if they want a hand moving it around the hangar tell them to give me a call!
Moving Mosquito TA634 outside to create space in the display hangar in which to hold a BAPC meeting in May 2007 was the best thing that I’ve participated in while attending one of their meetings! :eagerness:
By: 15th February 2015 at 14:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Moving Mosquito TA634 outside to create space in the display hangar in which to hold a BAPC meeting in May 2007 was the best thing that I’ve participated in while attending one of their meetings! :eagerness:
Moving RR299 at a show at Wroughton was one of the best things I've participated in at any air show, my Father pushed and navigated her in Aden with 114 Squadron in 1946. Sort of keep it in the family.
By: 15th February 2015 at 15:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Blimey, how many more of us are there? I helped push RR299 at Elvington on the occasion of Tony Agar's Mosquito official unveiling!
By: 15th February 2015 at 15:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-What would be the possibilty of the museum getting the merlins to ground running condition on W4050?
Jason
By: 15th February 2015 at 16:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I was told that one of the merlins is working and that the other could be restored to run (given enough money, I guess!) but as the museum has lots of houses around that it won't be fired up.
By: 15th February 2015 at 22:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thanks for the update Bruce! They all look great together. TA122 looks great and like she has come a long way as well...any more pics of her (and W4050 of course)?
Cheers
Anthony
By: 15th February 2015 at 22:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Looks like brown on top of the wing to me.
Returning it to this scheme perhaps.........?
By: 15th February 2015 at 22:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yes, that's the plan.
The Merlins that were in 4050 for so many years have swapped aeroplanes, and are in TA122. Rather more appropriate. The propellers too.
4050 has been configured to take two stage engines for many years, and with long nacelles, long tailplane and other detail differences it is more appropriate that she carries them once again. I believe that is still the plan.
I see no reason to risk 4050's airframe by fitting running engines. Of course, I don't speak for the museum any more, so my thoughts are my own.
Bruce
By: 16th February 2015 at 00:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Should the serial W4050 be followed by the suffix G for an indication that the airframe was to be under gaurd at all times? Or does the P marking include that instruction?
By: 16th February 2015 at 07:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-No, it didn't have to be. There was no reason for that.
By: 16th February 2015 at 10:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Bob Glasby reports from the de Havilland museum, that the Mosquito prototype, W4050, is now back in one piece, with the fuselage and wing reunited.
Very impressive, Bob and team.
Although I'm sure there is still much to do, they have really "motored" through this one.
They have clearly had a big shuffle round to get the three Mosquito's under one roof. Is the old robin hanger coming down, or being refurbished in preparation for proposed development?
By: 16th February 2015 at 11:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-There's a short walk round video of the reunited W4050 airframe on their FaceBook page.
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By: Bruce - 15th February 2015 at 11:50 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
Bob Glasby reports from the de Havilland museum, that the Mosquito prototype, W4050, is now back in one piece, with the fuselage and wing reunited.
There are now three Mosquito aircraft in one hangar - something not seen anywhere, for many a long year.
Photos copyright Bob Glasby.
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