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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Didn't forget about you Mossie requesters ... Spent some time cleaning these guys up with photoshop. Most have been seen before I'm sure, but a few may be new to ya. Sorry but little info to post, hopefully the experts can chime in again. Source mostly SDASM archive, IWM archives.

Part 1 (start off with some cool adds)

F/O Knox on right and F/O Thompson with Squadron Leader McCreith after flying the last operational RAF Mosquito sortie in PR34 RG314 from Seletar Singapore

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Part 2

deHavilland DH98 Mosquito TMkIII Turkish Air Force

deHavilland DH98 Mosquito FBVI at RAF Lasham June 1944

deHavilland Mosquito IV

DeHavilland Mosquito FBMkXVIIIPZ4581945

DeHavilland Mosquito VA889

Mosquito MkIVDK296 at the Soviet research institute on 15th May 1944

deHavilland DH98 Mosquito BMkIV

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Part 3

DeHavilland Mosquito production at Bankstown New South Wales Australia during 22 January 1945

Torslanda Sweden 1945

Spartan Air Services deHavilland Mosquito CF-HMQ

deHavilland Mosquito Fort William Airport

DeHavilland DH98 Mosquito B35 of Spartan Air Services Ottawa Ontario 1955

Iwakuni Japan 1953

Mosquito PR34 RG314 returning from the last operational sortie by an RAF Mosquito on December 15 1955

Originally built as a MkVI it was modified to be a Sea Mosquito TRMk33LR387

Painting a Mosquito Canada 1944

Duxford I believe

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:28 pm

Mark,
EXCELLENT posting again! (Cue the ominous cello music) the other night I was plowing through my recently re-discovered pile of Ballantines Illustrated History books from the early 70's (cover price $1)for something to read in bed and pulled up Edward Bishops book on the Mosquito.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:01 pm

Thanks Mark, as always.
Such a magnificent blending of art and technology. de Havilland was a genius!
I was wondering, how many Spruce, Birch and Balsa trees are required for one aircraft?

Andy Scott

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Well heck with all the thanking lately, I guess I have no other choice but to say your welcome with a few more photos. :wink:

INST 158 Mosquito NZ2338

Mosquito FBVITA118

RAF DeHavilland DH98 Mosquito TT35TA633 1958

The next several images are Photographic Reconnaissance Mosquitos at RAF Benson post WW2

Open day Church Fenton

Pilots from 23rd Night fighter Sqdn in England in 1945

Firebird · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:33 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Mosquito PR34 RG314 returning from the last operational sortie by an RAF Mosquito on December 15 1955

There is a fabulous photo that exists of the ultra low level beat-up that the crew performed in RG314 on the return from that last ever Mossie sortie.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:24 pm

Is that a pile of DH VAMPIRE hulks behind RG 314 turning the corner in the second to last photo?

Tiger Tim · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:41 am

The Inspector wrote:

Is that a pile of DH VAMPIRE hulks behind RG 314 turning the corner in the second to last photo?

I was thinking more Mosquitoes. Don't they have a door right where the dark spot is under the windscreens?

-Tim

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:03 pm

Fantastic Mark! What a great looking aircraft the Mosquito is.

robstitt · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:48 am **Posts:** 4

Hi Mark:

Great collection! Am interested in where the photos of Spartan Mosquitos CF-HMS and CF-HMQ were taken. Do you have any more background on these?

Cheers:

Robert

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

robstitt wrote:

Hi Mark:

Great collection! Am interested in where the photos of Spartan Mosquitos CF-HMS and CF-HMQ were taken. Do you have any more background on these?

Cheers:

Robert

Hello Robert, unfortunately I do not. Could it be at the Spartan Air Services home base Ottawa Ontario 1955?

robstitt · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:48 am **Posts:** 4

Hi Mark:

I believe the couple of HMS were taken at Malton after the aircraft had been checked over by DHC - it never went back to Spartan but happily is now being restored to museum standards at Nanton, Alberta, in its Spartan configuration by the Calgary Mosquito Society. I have a suspicion the one of HMQ was taken in the UK while the aircraft was in transit to or from Kenya.

Do you have access to the shot of HMQ?

Cheers:

Robert

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

robstitt wrote:

but happily is now being restored to museum standards at Nanton

Outstanding!!! Robert, I love to hear these types of things.

Quote:

Do you have access to the shot of HMQ?

Not the original image. Just what you see, most all the photos are either of poor description or nothing at all unfortunately. Most are copies of copies of copies with the original source not listed. These particular photos were in very poor shape and I tried my best to clear them up in photoshop. I'll be happy to see what I can find out with a little research.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7818

Greetings again Robert, after a bit of Googling I came up with this fellows Flickr account with what looks to be several images of the Mossies in question. Hope this helps.

Mark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peden/3793705377/

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