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Re: Prophetic words indeed........?

Posted by Ron Henry on Tue May 28, 2002 07:36:34 AM

In reply top Re: Prophetic words indeed........? posted by Steve Tournay on Mon May 27, 2002 10:14:42 PM

: Hi Tom et al--
:
: Mr Twite certainly did have foresight.
:
: I too think it's a pity that there isn't a Mossie on the
: UK circuit yet after all this time. There surely ought to
: be. I've had the distinct pleasure of seeing both the pon
: d-hopping B.35s, 709 when she nightstopped at CWH in Feb 8
: 5 en route to Dayton (her departure on a cold, crystal-cle
: ar morning was unforgettable) and 712 at two of the Hamilt
: on airshows Kermit brought her to before she began to suff
: er the structural woes that keep her just as static as the
: stuffed-and-mounted 709 now...
:
: Especially with the NZ-based new-fuselages effort, I'm s
: ure the reappearance in the UK of a flying Mossie is just
: a matter of time. Hope so, anyway.
:
: Cheers
:
: S.


My bet would be on you having the next airworthy one in Canada - the guy out west? slowly putting one together (a B35, IIRC). He's already most of the way there, and seems to be principally handicapped by lack of funds.

The new fuselage venture in NZ is one hell of a major project and deserves a lot of congratulations, but my thoughts are that it takes a lot more than a fuselage to build up a Mosquito. Though the wing doesn't need a mould to produce it, in its own way it's equally complex.


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