RE: Mosquito manufacture
No, the leading edges were laminated in special presses. I have had a quick scan through the Mosquito construction manual, unfortunately I can’t find any reference to ash. I’ll keep a look out for you. I have a stack of Mosquito books, publications etc so I might turn something up.
I thought another piccie from my Mosquito files. LR 504 pictured at Bourne August 1944
Neilly
Interesting Mosquito Fact:
Each Mosquito wing had 30,000 brass screws in it!
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RE: My favourite Mosquito
When the wife’s away, Neilly extra building room! The garage is too cold, sometimes, so it’s into the kitchen, when I can!
The Mossie isn’t to bad for the ammount of area it takes up, at the moment. The wings are split & plug into the fuz. The wings rest on top of the wardrobe, at the moment, (I’m not quite sure where they’re going to reside, when the engines are ammounted, permanently). The fuz, well that’s proping up a wall in the living-room. Quite an original conversation piece. Most people have pictures & orniments, not me, I got a Mossie fuz!
Cheers for now,
Neilly
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Hi Halibag,
Cheers mate, but I’ve already played that game, at the Mosquito Museum. I spent a whole afternoon photographing & measuring the cockpit. It was a cold & miserable April day, outside. I got into the cockpit with a thick winter jumper on, but within minutes I was sweating so much I had to take it off. The cockpit doesn’t half warm up quick! However, if you’d like to take some piccies that would be great.
One thing you could do for me is to pass on my best wishes to Tony. I’ve been watching his progress over the years. The last time I was up at Elvington, they’d just fitted the undercart, so I guess early 90’s was the last time I visited. I really should come more often. I don’t have much of an excuse as my In-Laws come from Hull. I think I’ll make a concerted effort to visit, soon, perhaps we might meet up.
All the very best,
Neilly
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