Mossies x 2, happy days

This may or may not be of interest :

I’m not trying to stir anything, and I am certainly not an engineer, but I thought people might like to see the response I recieved from the FoF museum Re: RS712 just this morning:

Thank you for your message. Mr. Weeks’ Mosquito is in Oshkosh Wisconsin and will likely remain there for quite a while as there are no plans at this time to restore it in the foreseeable future although it is hoped that it is a candidate for restoration. Apparently, there has been quite a bit of delamination that had taken place to make it not airworthy and it will take much time and money to bring it back to flying condition.

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Still thank god it’s in his care and it still exists, Kermit Weekes’ efforts are laudable.

I guess it wouldnt harm to have it N.D.T inspected in the same way as the MAM TT.35 ? Whatever way you look at it – its still a seventy year old composite structure.

Oh (insert expletive here), not the delamination thing again.

RS712 flew to the USA, was operated for a while, and then grounded at Oshkosh. If it had been delaminating in that time, it could not have flown.

However, it does still have its original fabric; Guess what; over time that will fall off, giving the impression of delamination to those who dont know what they are looking at.

I’ve said it so many times I’m bored, but it doesnt need a new wing, or any of the other rubbish that gets trotted out from time to time!

Bruce

Edit – I’ve even said it before in this very thread!!

Mossies x2

Hi above Dux 1992

I’m not trying to stir anything, and I am certainly not an engineer, but I thought people might like to see the response I recieved from the FoF museum Re: RS712 just this morning:

Thank you for your message. Mr. Weeks’ Mosquito is in Oshkosh Wisconsin and will likely remain there for quite a while as there are no plans at this time to restore it in the foreseeable future although it is hoped that it is a candidate for restoration. Apparently, there has been quite a bit of delamination that had taken place to make it not airworthy and it will take much time and money to bring it back to flying condition.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looked OK last week – but I’m not an engineer !

I’m not trying to stir anything, and I am certainly not an engineer, but I thought people might like to see the response I recieved from the FoF museum Re: RS712 just this morning:

Thank you for your message. Mr. Weeks’ Mosquito is in Oshkosh Wisconsin and will likely remain there for quite a while as there are no plans at this time to restore it in the foreseeable future although it is hoped that it is a candidate for restoration. Apparently, there has been quite a bit of delamination that had taken place to make it not airworthy and it will take much time and money to bring it back to flying condition.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I often used to go to Airshows with my Father and see RR299 flying. It was a whilebefore I realised the very last entry in his log book was RR299, he navigated the air test following delivery to 114 Squadron in Aden. I managed to have him reunited with RR299 at Marham, a Families Day or the Flight Refuelling Anniversary show. Since then, every time I’ve seen a mention of the location of RR299 in 1946 not being certain I’ve pointed out that I have the log book entry but no one ever takes any notice.

Thanks Darryl for adding your input to that air to air session, the results of the 2 Mosquitoes over the English countryside has long been a favourite of mine.

A larger than average postcard was published by After the Battle magazine.

Air to air is a challenge that I always want more of but there are few owners in North Scotland who have any interest in pre booked formations.

There was also a “standard size” postacard and a poster produced from the session.

Formation flying always has an element of danger attached, know the pilots and their capabilities. Just because someone is a pilot doesn’t mean they can formate!

Arthur,

I sort of remember the day. I got blamed, (tongue in cheek), for the failure. I had requested a peel off, and the pilot, was it Bill Wainwright?, went for it big time! and there was a plume of vapour from the main undercarriage bay as the hydraulics gave way, all captured on film.

I was suprised by the date as I have a copy of New Zealand Wings magazine with a picture from that session on the cover, it’s dated August 1989, so I thought it might be earier.

my effort from about 20 years ago well before she had that nasty groundloop

(click to enlarge, ive not got my head around how to make big pics)

I have been following this thread with interest. I lived fairly near Booker and paid occasional visits to the PPS hangar. Unfortunately I lent my manky colour slides to someone and didn’t get them back.
Cannot resist my own air to air taken somewhat earlier, I had to ask my pilot to move out a bit so that the tailplane of No.3 shaded the lens.

Er… the ‘glide clear’ rule applies. But since the wording is something like ‘in the event of an engine failure’ twins can effectively ignore the glide clear rule as long as they can maintain height on the remaining engine. Hence the use of Seneca and similar on London traffic reporting.

Moggy

the BBMF Spits n Hurri`s have extra special permission to fly low over the middle of London when they do….

its nice to have the connection with the photographer and the photo, thanks for the memories Darryl, seeing the two Mossi`s fly over at a none airshow time is a precious moment locked in my grey matter forever

Thanks Darryl for adding your input to that air to air session, the results of the 2 Mosquitoes over the English countryside has long been a favourite of mine.

A larger than average postcard was published by After the Battle magazine.

Air to air is a challenge that I always want more of but there are few owners in North Scotland who have any interest in pre booked formations.

Er… the ‘glide clear’ rule applies. But since the wording is something like ‘in the event of an engine failure’ twins can effectively ignore the glide clear rule as long as they can maintain height on the remaining engine. Hence the use of Seneca and similar on London traffic reporting.

Moggy

does that apply to both single and multi engined aircraft??.

Yes – the different heights depend only on whether the area over-flown is defined as ‘congested’ or not.

It’s actually 500ft from any person, building or structure.

Unless your house is in a built-up area in which case the ‘glide clear’ rule applies

Moggy

does that apply to both single and multi engined aircraft??.

I think it was at Biggin Hill where another three ship did happen with RS712,
Sally B and the Blenhiem.

That picture featured on the front cover of Sally B magazine one month with the caption “will we ever see that sight again?” or words to that effect.

Sadly I doubt it, but would hope for a four ship with the Beaufighter, maybe?

A rather grey day at Salisbury Hall, I seem to recall

It was a very grey day, all my photos came out a really strange colour presumably due to automatic colour balancing in processing.

I had a full frame of RS712 on a slow pass with as I remember wheels flaps all down – I hadn’t wound the camera on.

I bought a motor drive the following week…

It was BAe146-300 G-LUXE in its Ansett New Zealand scheme. The date was 3rd August 1989, before we all moved to Woodford. We suffered a hydraulic failure and the photo sortie was cut short.