Wales
by Joske Vermeule, September 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums39
Topics49,868
Posts837,636
Members9,596
| |
Most Online1,063
Jun 14th, 2026
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,902 Likes: 352
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
|
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,902 Likes: 352 |
Amazing.
I can recommend the Mosquito Museum just off the M25. Well worth a visit.
Another one I have yet to visit. Had planned to do it a few years ago but circumstances conspired against that.
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,464 Likes: 99
Has a lot to Say!
|
|
Has a lot to Say!
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,464 Likes: 99 |
H-TE was based at Broughton (near Chester but actually in Flintshire, Wales) during the 90's.
It crashed towards the end of a mild display at Barton and had flown out of Broughton earlier that day.
The suspicion was the SU carbs suffered fuel starvation to one of the engines during a wing-over, result was an uncontrolled spin with recovery too late. Both crew died.
2012 Plus 4 in Sport Green. Much comfier than the Plus 8!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 37,432 Likes: 978
Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
|
Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 37,432 Likes: 978 |
Its a travesty that we dont have a flying mozzy here in the UK I remember reading in FlyPast earlier this year that Duxford should have been getting an airworthy one from the rebuild expert in NZ but sadly he passed away so I don't know what happened about it. Link to the plane in question. this article written 2018 prior to his death so a bit out of date.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 5,466 Likes: 171
Charter Member
|
|
Charter Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 5,466 Likes: 171 |
H-TE was based at Broughton (near Chester but actually in Flintshire, Wales) during the 90's.
It crashed towards the end of a mild display at Barton and had flown out of Broughton earlier that day.
The suspicion was the SU carbs suffered fuel starvation to one of the engines during a wing-over, result was an uncontrolled spin with recovery too late. Both crew died. That is my understanding. I researched this a few years ago - my wife's uncle died (together with his companion) in July 1943 in similar circumstances on a training flight in a Mosquito NF.II.
Paul
Costock, UK
Plus Four 75th - Furka Rouge - Pip
Disco 5
Teddy - 17h1 Irish Draught cross
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 8,646
Needs to Get Out More!
|
|
Needs to Get Out More!
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 8,646 |
I think the most flattering critique of the de Havilland Mosquito came from Herman Goering himself, lecturing a group of German aircraft engineers.
In 1940 I could at least fly as far as Glasgow in most of my aircraft, but not now! It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set – then at least I'll own something that has always worked.
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 671
Talk Morgan Regular
|
|
Talk Morgan Regular
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 671 |
Steve
Thanks for the thread, I never knew they existed, I was aware of the plan to try and get one from New Zealand but that appeared to have stalled.
Thanks to your post they have a new member and a T shirt ordered.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 11,532 Likes: 317
Smile, it confuses them Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Smile, it confuses them Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 11,532 Likes: 317 |
I have just spotted the Plane Resurrection Mosquito episode 6/6 on PBS channel via Sky 10.50 (almost now!)
I was at the Lincs Aviation Mosquito on my birthday courtesy of the good lady when they were filming some of it.
Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.
|
|
|
|
|
