D.H.98 Mosquito Photo's Please, Just Because I love looking at them.

CARRRRRNNNN THE AUSSSIE”S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interesting STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

H’mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

:rolleyes: OH, That right’s almost NEARLY FORGOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

STICK :dev2:

THAT RIGHT UP YA, YA WHINGING BLOOOODY

POMMIE’S BAST@RD’S :p 😀 :p 😀 :p

ONE NIL!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉

ONLY FOUR MORE TOOO! GO!!!!!!!!!!! 😎

OHHHHHH YEEEERRR!!!

AHHHHHH HAAAA HAAAAA HAAAA 😀 😀 😀 😉

Hmmm:

Best I can do on the “burn out” is (are?) a couple of T.IIIs. Air Britain has “Lost power and forcelanded 1 1/2m NNW of Royston Cambs. 21.2.52, damaged beyond repair”, for HJ972. This is the closest 204AFS loss to Sywell (still around 35 miles away) that I can find, most of the rest being up around Nottingham & Scunthorpe.

The other (longshot) possibility is LR571 – “Damaged in accident 19.11.51 to 6988M 10.6.52”, though it’s only a chance due to no location being specified. Not sure you could get much use out of the remains as a maintenance training airframe, either.

All this assumes that the crashed Mossie is the same one as in the “before” pic, and that I’ve got the markings for 204AFS correct.

Howsabout Dave Hall`s full scale BIV reconstruction at Kemble? Please pop along to our website for more info about his fantastic creation that you may find of interest. Click on the BCH icon at the top, and locate “Projects” link in the menu on the left!

www.bc-heritage.org

The last time I saw RR299 was at Dunsfold when I was fifteen in 1986.. what a magical sight. Have located a slide of her, on climb out, but a big shame as the image is a bit out of focus so I shall not post! Anyway, images of the Kemble Mossie on the website, and small video of the creator doing a tad bit of laminating too!

Enjoy!

Tony

Hiya Mark,

I don’t about you owing me an e-mail – I think it’s the other way round! Don’t know where the time goes. I’ll be in touch very soon.

TTFN,
Neil

Heya Neilly:

I owe you (and Gordon!) more than one email. Sorry …

As for the Mossie in the pic, I’ve a shot of a different aircraft with an FMO code – caption says it was with 204AFS.

So, I’m looking through my info to find one from that unit which fits, assuming it is the same aircraft in the “burn out” shot. Incidentally, while the close-up scan shows as a thumbnail, clicking the latter does not result in the pic opening up full size.

Hi All,

If you’re wanting one or two Mossie pics – look no further than Ian Thirsk’s new book, de Havilland Mosquito An Illustrated History Vol 2 (Continues on from the late Stuart Howe Vol 1). Brilliant book – well worth an investment.

TTFN,
Neil

Here we go, found one that i belive is the A/C before the fire. plus scan of port wing.

Arrrgh!

What a sad sight! Any chance of a close-up scan of the underside of the port wing? Looks like there are some markings there, might help…

Im impressed, how about this one then. these were also talken at Sywell.

The only reference to Sywell in this file (transcribed, I think, from Air Britain):

http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt

is NT298 – “Swung on take-off and u/c collapsed Sywell 24.5.51” whilst with 15MU. As NT298 was an NF.30, this could well be the aircraft in question, given the large radome, two-stage superchargers and the appropriate flame suppressors.

Weather looks right for May, too.

These came my way recently, all i know is they were taken at Sywell by Eric gayton. Over to you 😀

Woo Hoo!!!

Thank’s all, some great new Mossie pic’s

Just Magic!

S-21.
Profound apologies if I have ‘dissed’ one of your favourite types. I meant Joker, as in ‘a joker in the pack’, one that stands out, wild card…..oh I dunno!

That air-air shot has a touch of Neptune about it somehow, and as for the IA-30, well it isn’t a Hornet, but it will do until a Hornet comes along. Actually though, it almost has a flavour of Puccara in there as well.

Some likeness to the Puccara is not really surprising as they are from the same company.

Suppose I’d better trot these two out again… 😉 Taken at Shuttleworth back in the late eighties. Definately between 1987 and 1989, as our ATC squadron used to do all the car park marshalling in those days and I didn’t miss any shows for a couple of years. This was a formation that I mistakenly took for granted and so I didn’t bother making a note of the date – would be nice if someone could tell me when it was. 😉

Seem to recall I have a photo very similar to the first one. I too was at OW. They made a good looking pair, would be nice to see again when they get us another airworthy Mossie.

I hadn’t seen the Brussels Mossie up to now. This late mark is not the most streamlined version. Wonderful museum!

Hi Bruce,

Much appreciated.

Tsetse book has now been scheduled for mid-2007. First draft from publishers hopefully around Easter.

Alex

Philip is hors de combat at present, but Ian Thirsk may be able to help. I will ask him tomorrow.

Bruce

Hi Mark,

Thanks for that. I’ll try and get in touch with Philip through the museum.

Alex

Hi Alex:

I think Philip Birtles of the Mosquito Museum is your man there. He has the pic I believe you’re after in his “Mosquito – The Illustrated History” book. He cites it as a de Havilland photo, so I reckon he has access to the original.