Re ..The Mosquito
Looks like I’m about the only one, but I think the paint job is awful….it looks more like a pretty toy in its bold colours, than a historic Warbird.
What on earth possessed the management at DX to use this scheme …is beyond me. Fair enough the aircraft may have ended its flying life in these colours, but why not show her in her prime, in wartime colours as a mark of respect, to her crews and the contribution she made to history and our freedom.
This Toy town fancy paint job shows lack of forsight and respect by the mangement and does nothing but insult the intelligence of the public (who paid for it via our taxes)
with its “Ooooh! look at me!” colours.
Bottom line….It looks C***P!
GREYFLY, I personally like its “Ooooh! look at me scheme!” but I can see your point. If I was choosing a scheme for TA719, I would have had her repainted as a 633 Squadron aircraft. It would have hopefully pleased both camps: Wartime camouflage with markings original to the airframe.
You are of course entitled to your opinion but was your statement “It looks c***p!” really necessary. The IWM conservation team have spent hundreds of hours refinishing TA719 to a standard considerably better than before, and all they get is brickbats. Its a wonder why they bother!
JDK, Don’t forget the RAFM Tempest.
Septic.
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