Mosquito gets finishing touches

[Dave Homewood]

Cheers!

[hang the expense]

Only $3 million to date?
Seems awfully inexpensive considering the going price for SE warbirds..(heck, Raytheon wants $1 for a Baron nowdays).

And thats why they are broke.Didnt they just file chapter(pickanumber) just a short time back?

[Zac Yates]

The company painting this gorgeous machine, Airspray Ardmore, has a photo album on Facebook to allow the curious to follow the work as it is done: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 188&type=1

The last update was an hour ago showing the topside green going on the airframe....who knew watching paint dry was so exciting!

[Chappie]

The camo scheme is looking great, but what I can't wait to see is which of the six 487Sqn Jericho Mossies will this aircraft depict.

Chappie

[jack973]

in this sites you can follow the progress too

http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/news/mos ... d/1234388/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mosquito ... 4517788328

[Dave Homewood]

The new poster:

[JohnTerrell]

I love it! The code letters chosen, taken a few different ways, is a great homage. It's been such a great project to follow, and as the days count down to the big event, I'm really pulling for all the guys involved - extraordinary work.

[DaveM2]

A nod to the owner perhaps

EG is indeed 487s code

Dave

[Chappie]

A nod to the owner perhaps

EG is indeed 487s code

Dave

That was my first thought as well. Beautiful scheme though. I'm still not on Facebook myself, but I have been looking at the photos and videos on the AvSpecs page. There was a photo on there of a Mossie with numerous bomb mission markings and they were asking about the identity of the aircraft. Wonder if some nose art will follow?



Chappie

[Dave Homewood]

I didn't state that there was no known photo of EG-Y. If I did, I put it wrong in the Private Message I sent you Chris. I have not personally seen a photo of Y but I'm not sure if there is or isn't one.

I'd also like to say that the 'vain' comment is Chris's, not mine. I think it's a bloody great code to use.

[Baldeagle]

We were at Jerry's place today delivering the 1911 Curtiss back after a show, and the rumor (emphasize rumor) among the staff was that the Mosquito was going to England for a while before coming back to the US. Again, just a rumor as far as I know, but from the home team....




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[Firebird]

We were at Jerry's place today delivering the 1911 Curtiss back after a show, and the rumor (emphasize rumor) among the staff was that the Mosquito was going to England for a while before coming back to the US. Again, just a rumor as far as I know, but from the home team....

I'll certainley be keeping my fingers crossed that rumour will come to fruition.

I wonder if Jerry has a thought about it being here in the UK for a late winter flight across the Channel from Hunsdon to France and an overfly of Amiens on Feb 18th 2013

[Mark Allen M]

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[Chappie]

Fabulous picture Mark. I'd love to see as many Mosquito wrecks recovered from around the globe and get an 'ole Mossie factory rolling again.

Something else about the squadron code- not only is there Y for Yagen, but G for Gerald!


Chappie

[Mark Allen M]

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