I know he has the nacelles and undercarriage so I assume he will do the same as what he has done with the Anson ie no outer wings.

Lincoln has an original wing “centre-section”/narcelle structure from Narromine (possibly from a RAF 618 Sqn DZ652? B mk IV “Highball” airframe?) which he has built into a full size replica fuselage as an FBVI with a flat screen canopy?, seperately he has built a full size mockup “bomber” (B-mark IV) cockpit with V windscreen, both FSM’s have original canopies fitted, I understand from past discussions that Lincoln does not intend to progress either past their current configurations.

http://www.freewebs.com/greenockaviationmuseum/mosquito.htm

The Mosquito fuselage and Cockpit section in the museum are both replicas constructed out of spare Mosquito parts, sourced from a farm in Parkes, New South Wales.

In April 1943, a secret RAF squadron (618) was formed to develop a special weapon code named ‘Highball’ to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in Fiord. The Mosquito’s were fitted for aircraft carrier service and sent to Melbourne then Narromine on two aircraft carriers, ready for testing the weapon before deployment. However, the United States of America, (who had authority over the Pacific region) feared the ‘Highball’ weapon would fall into enemy hands and be used against their forces massed in the Pacific, and so the British decided to disband 618 Squadron.

On the 18th of July 1947, Mosquito’s were advertised in the local press at Narromine as for sale for 35 pounds with engines, or 15 pounds without. Parkes farmer Frank Hatter was the purchaser of one of these “Mossies” (also known as Balsa Bombers due to their wooden construction). Most of the parts used on the cockpit section were from this aircraft (DZ-652), with original parts including the nose cone, windows, canopy, rudder pedals, instrument panel, and seat armour plate. The cockpit section was built using scale model aircraft plans enlarged to full size, and constructed using formers, stringers and a thin plywood skin.

Alongside the cockpit section is a full replica of a Mosquito fuselage that encompasses some original parts such as the wing ribs. Originally, Mosquito’s were constructed from joining two half fuselage moulds together, but as these were all destroyed after World War 2, a nother construction method had to be found, which is detailed in photos on a display board located next to the replica. Worthy to note on the replica fuselage is a chip out of the wood on the lower right starboard wing rib (an original part from DZ-652), which is where a 20mm cannon shell lodged approximately 3 inches from a fuel tank. It is believed the shell was fired from a German fighter,

and pierced through the fuselage before lodging in the wing rib, and the shell can be seen in a display in between the Anson and the Vampire.

Also located in the museum section dedicated to the Mosquito is an engine block that powered the “Mossie” – a 27-litre Vee-12 Rolls Royce Merlin engine, tonnes of Mosquito models, and many photos and paintings.

Lincolns museum is a great little collection and effort of one person to preserve and display some unique items.

regards

Mark Pilkington