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Clearly no reshuffling when I snapped the photos...

Posted by bdk on Mon Feb 24, 2003 05:00:45 PM

In reply top Re: Merzian Mosquito wing in the rain posted by Mikael Olrog on Mon Feb 24, 2003 04:02:33 PM

Everything was locked up tighter than a drum (it was Sunday). I'll look again next weekend. I had heard that Merzian had been kicked out from a previous hangar for not paying the rent, but that is hearsay. I have no factual evidence in my possession.

: Without actually knowing that the wing in the photos are t
: he property of Flygvapenmuseum (though it is an educated g
: uess) what I know is that the museum is trying to ship the
: parts to Sweden to continue the restoration of their airc
: raft. Money has been gathered in a foundation to secure th
: e means of transporting the parts to Sweden from USA (some
: parts have already found their way) and then to continue
: the restoration. I would believe that Flygvapenmuseum (aga
: in without having any knowledge - it's only my speculation
: ) would be interested in securing as good material as poss
: ible to make a restoration, without any thought about what
: could be used in any other project or the needs of them e
: ven though they might be possible flyers. I think that is
: the sensible thing of Flygvapenmuseum to do, bearing in mi
: nd their task alloted to them by the Swedish government.
:
: Why not use new material in the TFC rebuild from start, so
: you don't have to respar the aircraft in a couple of year
: s, and then preserved the original wood in the Swedish Mos
: quito. I'm afraid that quite often original wood/material
: is replaced and then discared during many restorations (ri
: ghtfully because of the stringent safety requirments).
:
: Still we don't know if the wings may be just was put outsi
: de for a reshuffle in the hangars, do we?
: /Mikael
:
:
: : : I guess this could be the wing that belongs to the Mos
: qu
: : it
: : : o aquired by Flygvapenmuseum (Swedish Air Force museum
: )
: : th
: : : at is with Merzian awaiting transport to Sweden - or i
: s
: : it
: : : a second one?
: :
: : Very interesting. This wing looks very much as though it
: 's
: : already had partial restoration work; the starboard sid
: e
: : seems to have been completely stripped.
: :
: : I also note that the spars seem to be pretty decent. And
: w
: : ith TFC's Mosquito now in Duxford's Hangar 2 (and report
: ed
: : ly a large container sitting outside the hangar as well)
: ,
: : I'm wondering whether there is a link. How's this for a
: sc
: : enario - TFC's wing goes to Sweden for a static rebuild,
: M
: : erzian's wing gets incorporated into TFC's flying rebuil
: d.
: : Feasible?

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