This is brilliant news. It is fifteen years since the last flying British Mossie crashed at Barton air show. The Mossie was the most potent, innovative combat aircraft in WW2, it is also extremely beautiful and sounds awesome. We have been starved of the sight & sound of the Wooden Wonder for far too long. Great work guys-keep at it and make her a good un! :)
My Grand father [ Doug Hunter ] was the Engineering Director for DH in Canada he came to Canada in 1939 to build the Mosquito I have hundreds of photo on the build plus all of the test's that were done,,Thank you ever so much for uploading this video
Amazing! Didn't know that this is being done right now! Please publish regular updates! I'm from Victoria and would LOVE to see this one fly in person.
Thanks for sharing the film , can't wait for the finished project!! please have a look at my films of the Mosquito Air Museum in the UK cockpit shots of 3 static Mosquito's!
I wonder how many people in the world today, have seen this aircraft flying? I saw this and several others registered, as C-FHMK through HMQ flying just south of Gatwick Airport (UK) in I'd say 1955/6. Probably on camera tests just before they were all delivered to Spartan air Services for photographic work. It's good to know that HML could well be flying again soon, I'd love to her again.
As a student (in about 1980), I worked at the BAe factory in Hatfield (where Mosquitos were originally built) - there were people there that remembered building them.
Every summer they had an air display and I well remember the Mosquito display - it was quite incredible and the sound (and feel) of those twin Merlin engines as it flew low over the airfield is something that I will never forget.
@rolliebeaumont Yes I was wondering that too and it was an Airspeed Oxford not an Anson. Probably some media person who saw a twin engined WW2 aircraft and thought that'll do.
@grumpydumper No not in the hangar it was an airborne shot, sometimes someone sees a similar type and think its the aircraft they are talking about. :-)
i can imagine pilots been assigned the mosquito in the war, "thank goodness, i stand a chance of living"
laurelbush 1 month ago
I've never heard it called the Timber Terror before, only the "Wooden Wonder" This one looks like there is more metal than wood?
jconnor55 1 month ago
i really hope they get her flying, great effort so far. i'll be watching,with fingers crossed
bigchiefmingingbolok 3 months ago
This is brilliant news. It is fifteen years since the last flying British Mossie crashed at Barton air show. The Mossie was the most potent, innovative combat aircraft in WW2, it is also extremely beautiful and sounds awesome. We have been starved of the sight & sound of the Wooden Wonder for far too long. Great work guys-keep at it and make her a good un! :)
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 7 months ago
The German's only defence against this superb aircraft, were Black Flag, Raid, and of course Deep Woods "OFF"spray.
alneal100 8 months ago
My Grand father [ Doug Hunter ] was the Engineering Director for DH in Canada he came to Canada in 1939 to build the Mosquito I have hundreds of photo on the build plus all of the test's that were done,,Thank you ever so much for uploading this video
johnnyboy1mc 11 months ago
the only thing that could beat the mosquito, is a termite!
richardhaw 1 year ago
Killer! My brother is building some parts for this exact aircraft.
phatkix 1 year ago
Amazing! Didn't know that this is being done right now! Please publish regular updates! I'm from Victoria and would LOVE to see this one fly in person.
Cheers
victoriaecofurniture 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing the film , can't wait for the finished project!! please have a look at my films of the Mosquito Air Museum in the UK cockpit shots of 3 static Mosquito's!
mosquito1958 1 year ago
I wonder how many people in the world today, have seen this aircraft flying? I saw this and several others registered, as C-FHMK through HMQ flying just south of Gatwick Airport (UK) in I'd say 1955/6. Probably on camera tests just before they were all delivered to Spartan air Services for photographic work. It's good to know that HML could well be flying again soon, I'd love to her again.
leyburnhealeyman 1 year ago
@leyburnhealeyman
As a student (in about 1980), I worked at the BAe factory in Hatfield (where Mosquitos were originally built) - there were people there that remembered building them.
Every summer they had an air display and I well remember the Mosquito display - it was quite incredible and the sound (and feel) of those twin Merlin engines as it flew low over the airfield is something that I will never forget.
clubrower 4 months ago
I wonder why they show a Bristol Beaufort and what looks like an Avro Anson while talking about the Mosquito.?
rolliebeaumont 1 year ago
@rolliebeaumont Yes I was wondering that too and it was an Airspeed Oxford not an Anson. Probably some media person who saw a twin engined WW2 aircraft and thought that'll do.
bazwabat 1 year ago
@bawabat i have been up close in that hanger and im pretty sure that its a Mosquito
grumpydumper 1 year ago
@grumpydumper No not in the hangar it was an airborne shot, sometimes someone sees a similar type and think its the aircraft they are talking about. :-)
bazwabat 1 year ago
@bazwabat sorry
grumpydumper 1 year ago