This is sad news.
Not really Historic, but it was a labour of love and we can but admire them for it.
Here’s hoping for a quick recovery for the crew, and an eventual return of their aircraft to the skies.
Moggy
I regret to say that after the wonderful ceremony and flybys at Jonzac on Thursday, our friends in the replica Mosquito crashed on their return to Fontenay-le-Comte. We are informed that it was a pilot error; both pilots survived the crash of which one is in hospital. However, the Mosquito is very sick but we are assured that they will get in the air as soon as possible.
By: ericmunk - 11th August 2015 at 08:55
From my experience a reasonably sound looking wooden-structure accident aircraft (from a distance) can be completely without strutural integrity and fall apart when lifted. Having said that: I have come across some pretty bad damages done by inexperienced, careless or inept recovery crews. Most recently a perfectly repairable insurance damage to a sailplane that was a complete write off after the recovery crew had accidently cut through the main spar stubs instead of undoing a single main wing bolt (1 minute of work!).
By: Sicobra - 10th August 2015 at 19:41
Note to Sicobra: Florida and California are several thousand miles apart, and on separate sides of the U.S.
OK, slight mistake but you know what I mean!!!! Just such a shame on both counts where ever they were.
By: Mike J - 10th August 2015 at 18:51
Note to Sicobra: Florida and California are several thousand miles apart, and on separate sides of the U.S.
By: Sicobra - 10th August 2015 at 18:37
Looks like most of the damage was due to the recovery….
Recovered by the same team as the Catalina in California a few weeks back??????? Seem to have had the same result, start with a practically complete aircraft and end up with a very broken one!!!!!!
By: ZRX61 - 9th August 2015 at 23:38
Looks like most of the damage was due to the recovery….
By: Dave Homewood - 9th August 2015 at 11:57
Ahhhh fudge, this is so sad to see.
By: Fouga23 - 9th August 2015 at 07:25
Such a shame 🙁 Let’s hope it can be repaired. Fortunately the crew is ok!
By: Mike J - 9th August 2015 at 04:45
What a shame. I’m glad the crew are relatively unhurt. I was looking forward to seeing it at La Ferte this year, but sadly it didn’t make it in the end. 🙁
By: DazDaMan - 8th August 2015 at 22:15
******. :apologetic:
By: Propstrike - 8th August 2015 at 22:05
Hmmmm. Didn’t look broken backed at this stage. 🙁
Photo Coco Brl
By: Tonk - 8th August 2015 at 13:27
Great to hear the crew are basically OK. The damage may not be as bad as it looks and there’s a good change it’ll be restored to health. I hope so.
As for the comments about ‘replicas’ – well, there is room for all interpretations – isn’t that the idea of living in a free society? These guy got off their asses and got something flying. Kudos.
By: Seafuryfan - 8th August 2015 at 08:31
Very sad news…I’ve been an admirer of this project. I’m glad the crew are relatively ok and wish the team all the best for the future.
By: DH82EH - 8th August 2015 at 03:05
I thought that was the one that did not receive the ‘approval’ of the purists. Hopefully the ‘differences’ in looks did not contribute to the mishap, but I still don’t understand the desire to produce a replica that was not a true replica. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
As far as I’m concerned, the so called “purists” can go pound sand. This replica looked like it was lots of fun to fly and I applaud the effort.
Newforest, I certainly second your well wishes to the crew, regarding a speedy recovery.
Andy Scott
By: Versuch - 8th August 2015 at 01:19
A sad sight indeed, but hopefully the crew and aircraft, are out and about sooner than later.
Best Wishes Mike
By: robdd1 - 7th August 2015 at 23:39
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I hope all get well soon and that the machine is repaired. I watched it perform last September at an airshow in France and it gave a very good display, surprised at what it could do and how it could be flown.
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th August 2015 at 21:55
Building a scale replica means a great less power and therefore costs are more practical the trouble is you can’t scale the crew and so concessions to an acurate shape are neccessary. This aircraft was a worthy effort and I hope both it and its crew return to the sky.
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From this angle is certainly looked the part.
By: avion ancien - 7th August 2015 at 19:54
…. but I still don’t understand the desire to produce a replica that was not a true replica
Cost! If money were no object, I’m sure every replica would be entirely true to its inspiration. But not everyone has a TVAL style budget available to them. In my opinion, better something that aspires to its inspiration than nothing at all. And if my memory serves me well, this issue was debated here in the early days of this worthy project.
By: Newforest - 7th August 2015 at 19:16
I thought that was the one that did not receive the ‘approval’ of the purists. Hopefully the ‘differences’ in looks did not contribute to the mishap, but I still don’t understand the desire to produce a replica that was not a true replica. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
By: Propstrike - 7th August 2015 at 18:56
That fin looks suspiciously flat. Has she been all the way over on to her back?
Certainly looks that way. Perhaps the airframe was ‘righted’ with a rope on the tailwheel, so that is came up and over, and walloped onto the ground, which broke the fuselage. Would not be the first time that had happened.
What a shame, anyway. For a while, it was the only flying ‘Mosquito’ .
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th August 2015 at 18:36
That fin looks suspiciously flat. Has she been all the way over on to her back?
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