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Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:25 pm

And these, from the same source I believe, came a year or two later.
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Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:41 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:As a much younger kid prior to the internet, I remember this AC being connected to the Zaleski brothers in Canada. Possibly even Neil Rose who had a Hurricane.

It was up for sale just in a magazine ad with just the wooded airframe being worked on.


Yep, I remember the adverts running in the Warbirds Worldwide magezines for a while.

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:00 pm

Chad. Built for the owner after he acquired it from the Zalesky brothers.

Bob Jen who owns in BC has a company called MillionAir.

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52300&hilit=Bob+Jen

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:44 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:Chad. Built for the owner after he acquired it from the Zalesky brothers.

Bob Jen who owns in BC has a company called MillionAir.


Thanks Michel but my statement was not regarding "for whom" the Mossie was restored but rather "from whom" I received the pictures.

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:03 am

I was missing an r :-)

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:25 am

Michel Lemieux wrote:I was missing an r :-)
Isn't the "r" silent in French?

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:07 am

Side note:

Isn't the "r" silent in French?

Not when you are reading it Brandon :-)

I would say the most difficult angle from my experience was learning to use the English pronunciation of the alphabet and not the french one.

Hence why it is so funny to listen to french folks talking in english.
- Tree vs Three......that H.....
- Tuscon AZ (I hear no C)
- Sword vs Swamp (The W is not always there when you listen)
- Etc...

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:46 am

Michel Lemieux wrote:Side note:


- Tuscon AZ (I hear no C)


Tucson ;)

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:05 am

Tucson


I learnt that "silent C" watching The High Chaparral in the sixties. They went there all the time ... :drink3: ... !

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:44 am

Christer wrote:I learnt that "silent C" watching The High Chaparral in the sixties. They went there all the time ... :drink3: ... !
Is that why so many non-native English speakers have a Texas drawl and say "y'all" a lot? That really confuses the people in the UK!

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:24 pm

bdk wrote:
Christer wrote:I learnt that "silent C" watching The High Chaparral in the sixties. They went there all the time ... :drink3: ... !
Is that why so many non-native English speakers have a Texas drawl and say "y'all" a lot? That really confuses the people in the UK!


Yes. That, and Howard Cosell.



August

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:33 am

k5083 wrote:
bdk wrote:
Christer wrote:I learnt that "silent C" watching The High Chaparral in the sixties. They went there all the time ... :drink3: ... !
Is that why so many non-native English speakers have a Texas drawl and say "y'all" a lot? That really confuses the people in the UK!


Yes. That, and Howard Cosell.



August

I guess that we learn more from watching films pop1 than we do in school!

Re: Mosquito VR796 & Spitfire TZ138 reportedly for sale

Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:35 am

Christer wrote:I guess that we learn more from watching films pop1 than we do in school!
Often entertainment is far more interesting than education.
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