Mosquito Reunion 2012

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The second ex-Mosquito aircrew reunion as organised by Andy Dawson and David A Coeshall has now been confirmed and arranged for Saturday/Sunday 30th June/1st July 2012 at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York.

If you would like further details of the reunion, please [EMAIL=”Andy@mossie.org“]contact Andy Dawson by e-mail[/EMAIL] or by phone on 07976 653517 or [EMAIL=”djcoeshall@aol.com“]David Coeshall by e-mail[/EMAIL] or by phone on 07971 176042.

The Reunion commences with tea and coffee upon arrival 10.00am onwards and the reunion commences at 11.00am. with lunch from 1.00pm to 2.30pm and a “surprise event” at approximately 3.00pm

We have a truly international attendance this year with “Mossie” enthusiasts attending from as far afield as Brazil, USA, Norway and New Zealand, with representatives from individuals, groups and museums involved in the restoration of Mosquitoes to static and/or flying status as well as individuals interested in returning a flying Mosquito to UK skies.

The Day’s content will comprise of the following:

Following a Welcome by Andy and David, a talk by Peter Henley, ex-pilot of RR299, on flying the Mosquito.

A briefing by Mark Nelson on his New Book “Mosquito”, followed during the day by signing opportunities.

A talk by John Lilley, project lead on “The Peoples Mosquito”.

Lunch

Raffle (prizes include a flight in a helicopter in company with a Spitfire or Hurricane, framed, ltd. ed. print of a “Mossie”, selection of aviation books, copies of Mosquito signed book, pair of tickets for Duxford and guided tour, family entrance tickets for the Yorkshire Air Museum.)

Release of a new Mosquito painting by Philip E West and ltd. ed. print by David A Coeshall, which will be for sale during the day (funds raised being donated for the restoration of the Mosquito Prototype).

Surprise Event

The day will close at approximately 5.00pm

In addition to the events at the Museum, we have also arranged an evening event at the hotel with additional talks:

Corin, Glynn Powell’s Business Partner in New Zealand re the manufacture of new Mosquito fuselages and wings, with an update and film on Jerry Yagan and Avespecs Mosquito restoration to fly with Q and A following.

Ed Balkan from the USA has made and produced a new film on the Mosquito raid on Shell House with Ted Sismore and will be both showing the film (UK debut) with a Q and A session after. Details of the film below:

THE SHELL HOUSE RAID

Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, located in a building called Shell House, was the centre of oppression in Denmark during World War II. It was a place of terror and torture… a place of surveillance where files and evidence were kept detailing the activities of Danish resistance fighters. To deter air raids on Shell House, the Germans imprisoned resistance personnel as “hostage-shields” in cells in the attic of the building. The intelligence activities of the Gestapo threatened the effectiveness of the resistance movement, thus with reluctance, for fear of civilian casualties, the Danes asked the RAF to bomb Shell House and destroy it. The goals of this daring raid were to destroy incriminating records, kill Gestapo personnel, and free the resistance prisoners in the attic.

The producer interviewed Air Commodore Ted Sismore, the master navigator of the Shell House raid, in his home in England. Sismore’s revealing statements, combined with dramatic archival footage of the actual raid, provide a poignant picture of war and its deadly penalties.