The first captured " Mossie"

” No Rat”
The HD image comes directly from the Swiss archives.
Regards Duggy.

Brilliant, Thank you

A few more of the Swiss Mosquito, including the Mamba set-up.

https://old.hermannkeist.ch/propeller-a-d/de-havilland-dh-98-mk-lv-mosquito.html

I have just been reading Urech’s account of the final career of HB-IMO. After the war it was used briefly by Swissair for postal service, then was reregistered B-5 and used as a test bed for a wing section and the Mamba engine destined for the Swiss-built N-20 prototype. In 1953 it was noticed that the glue was turning to powder, so the programme was halted. In his book Urech shows a nose view with the Mamba under the forward fuselage, and the distinctive nose probe, that I assume to be a pitot.

If you read the link given by Snafu, above, and scroll down, you will see that there is a very similar “original” photo of this Mosquito (from the collection of H. Dominik). Even further down the page is Duggy’s photo and some of the Mosquito in different markings and its final destruction.

More information is given in the 1974 book by Jakob Urech on Swiss military aircraft. It was PRIV DK310 LY-G.

Ahhh a Model, yes the grass blades do look a little large

My question is, what’s that probe on the nose for?

Apparently a genuine image, but in connection with a IPMS Switzerland members model…

http://www.ipms.ch/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?3401.0

Model?

Its the photo, just something does not look right

http://www.sr692.com/fleet/13_dh98/index.html

Hmmm me smells a rat