Mosquito formation flight, not seen since 1987

On 21 September 2024 at Santa Maria Airport in California, history was made by Rod Lewis, Charles Sommers, Steve Hinton, and Bernie Vasquez when two de Havilland Mosquitoes were flown in formation for the first time since 29 September 1987. On that date, George Stewart and George Aird  took off from RAF Benson for the first stage of the delivery flight of Kermit Weeks’ Mosquito (RS712). They were briefly joined by John Sadler in the British Aerospace Mosquito RR299 (unfortunately later destroyed in an airshow crash) for a quick photo session which included a flypast at the Mosquito Aircraft Museum ( as it was then)  Some 25.5 hours of flight time saw Kermit’s Mosquito safely arrive in Miami.  

AvSpecs in New Zealand meticulously restored two Mosquitoes for Rod Lewis and Charles Sommers and this was the first time the two aircraft had been in the air together as well as the first Mosquito formation flight in 37 years. Also on hand to witness the event was AvSpec’s Warren Denholm and Vintage V-12s’ Jose Flores, builder of the magnificent Merlins that power these rare survivors. The event took place at the Planes of Fame Central Coast AirFest airshow and the event thrilled the crowd.

Video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcDW4gBaCTY