I hope it happens. Can’t remember seeing an announcement saying that this is ok with the US State Dept, or the FAA.
Wings Over NZ thread (well, direct link to comments re above web pages, rather than the 50+ page thread that started in 2006…):
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=Postwar&thread=1605&post=162380

There is a background article on Glyn Powell in the insert magazine of The NZ Herald newspaper, including several photos of the workshop etc.

http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/news/glyn-powell-building-mosquito/1449905/

Glyn Powell’s head pops out from beneath a plane carcase draped in sheets and various ragged shapes of cloth. The plane sits on a perch of wooden trestles in a hangar-shaped shed in Drury, built especially to house its transformation.

Glyn fits easily under a big wooden wing, and shuffles towards us across a concrete floor that’s a little sawdusty in parts.

A firm handshake, a sheepish grin. He gestures at his baby – aMosquito T43 he’s rebuilding completely. He bought it around 25 years ago, thinking he could restore it in five years, then fly it. But he soon realised the glue that held together the all-wood airframe would never pass the flying test.

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Also see sidebar link to January story on Avspecs and KA114.

Thanks to flyernzl on Wings Over NZ for pointing this out, I don’t normally look at the ‘local’ mag.

This is one of the planes Jackson had built for his Dam Busters tests I believe. It was traded to Kermit for a couple of WWI Mercedes engines if I’m correct.

Nothing to do with Dambusters (other than TVAL being involved in both projects). Kermit did lend his original Lanc turret for use in the ‘close-up’ mockup (for the price of refurbishing the turret). The ~10 fibreglass Lancs + the Wellington were done in China.

Per http://blog.kermitweeks.com/?p=2597 the Albatros/Snipe deal was

Peter is an avid enthusiast of WWI airplanes and we struck a deal for a trade that involved my original and extremely rare Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter. Initially I was somewhat reluctant to part with such a rare airplane but he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. The Sopwith for two new production WWI reproductions using two original engines that I would supply and they overhaul.

TVAL have just put up a batch of website updates. Besides Masterton TVAL show date confirmations (Nov 10 2012, April 27 2013, in addition to Wings Over Wairarapa 18-20th Jan and Omaka at Easter), photos of their new Pup in flight (we were expecting this, as it was registered as ZK-PPY in April) and the RAF4A Engine Build Story, there is much detail on the RE.8 Static build for the Omaka Aviation Heritage Center.

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/re8-reproduction/vintage-aviator-re8

Cheers Stratofreighter, I’ve fixed my typo (I lived at the end of the runway lights at Whenuapai during the 1980’s).
I’ve seen the RNZAF B757s doing some good displays, but nothing that spectacular!

The cover that Amazon displays is not always the final cover, due to production timings. So it is quite possible a cover was designed by the publisher, info sent to Amazon etc so they can start getting pre-orders/reviews etc, then a corrected cover designed and (imperfectly) distributed thru the distribution channels.
Or it could be a complete balls-up!

Update on Kermit’s blog http://blog.kermitweeks.com/?p=4628

t was used in New York Airways as part of the first ever helicopter airline service in the early 1950′s

In this context, within a few months, using established materials, equipment and techniques, _is_ ‘immediately’ 🙂