Mosquito Manufacturing Video

[seb7701]

Just had this shown to me. Great vid and quite amazing single engine performance for a twin I would assume. (Don't know much about twins...)

 

Enjoy!

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

That was interesting....were they made at the commonwealth aircraft factory or did dehavlend have their own factory....someone on this forum will know/ I have always wanted to make a RC large scale model of the mozzie such a fantastic plane

 

Mark

 

 

[Guest DJH]

They were built at DeHavilland's Bankstown N.S.W. plant during WWII. My aunt worked there, installing the Mosquito electrical system.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Thanks for the info I knew someone on here would know

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Fantastic, heh also noticed the barely-existant OHS in that factory, fagging on the job and all.... yet managed to work so efficiently & turn out a great product.

 

 

[seb7701]

That should eliminate anyone concerned about wooden aeroplanes. I especially like the four bolts holding each engine!

 

 

[Guernsey]

That should eliminate anyone concerned about wooden aeroplanes. I especially like the four bolts holding each engine!

STREWTH!!! Perhaps Jabiru could use them as engine 'through bolts'.

 

Alan.

 

 

[youngster]

The theory behind the Mosquito was to build a bomber so fast that it would not need a fighter escort or gun turrets. Nothing could keep up with it (from either side, even a Spitfire or ME109).

 

 

[fatmal]

An amazing aircraft the Mosquito. The attached photo shows my Father about to climb into an RNZAF 75 Squadron Mosquito to go on a photo recon mission - 1944 I think.

 

Sadly, I didn't get to see this photo until last week, when we used it on the back of the service sheet for his funeral. I never spoke with Dad much about his service, but at the funeral were many old RNZAF personnel, who helped to fill in the gaps with some very cool stories.

 

For me, learning to fly was tough enough without people shooting at me!