De Havilland Mosquito at Sywell

[LotusOmega375D]

Am I going insane or did I see it coming in to land there today? It was only close over where I was standing and I would bet my life it was what I saw and heard twin Merlins.

Has the recently restored US one been sold over here?

[dr_gn]

LotusOmega375D said:

Am I going insane or did I see it coming in to land there today? It was only close over where I was standing and I would bet my life it was what I saw and heard twin Merlins.

Has the recently restored US one been sold over here?

There is an absolutely atrocious looking 75% scale 'replica' around, according to a magazine article I read recently. No way it would have Merlins though.

[aeropilot]

LotusOmega375D said:

Am I going insane or did I see it coming in to land there today? It was only close over where I was standing and I would bet my life it was what I saw and heard twin Merlins.

Has the recently restored US one been sold over here?

No it hasn't and won't be as it wouldn't get a UK permit to fly.

So, no it wasn't a Mosquito you saw.

[LotusOmega375D]

Just checked my facts. It is the replica. Sorry for getting your hopes up! Exhibiting at Light Aircraft Association show. My bad.

[anonymous-user]

Lots and lots of activity today! I've been re-roofing my man cave, and have a grandstand seat of anything that flies south from Sywell ;-)

(including what looked to be about the size of a DC-3, but biplane wing config? Bit too far away to ID it unfortunately)

[dr_gn]

Max_Torque said:

Lots and lots of activity today! I've been re-roofing my man cave, and have a grandstand seat of anything that flies south from Sywell ;-)

(including what looked to be about the size of a DC-3, but biplane wing config? Bit too far away to ID it unfortunately)

Antonov AN-2?

[JuanPablo]

Max_Torque said:

Lots and lots of activity today! I've been re-roofing my man cave, and have a grandstand seat of anything that flies south from Sywell ;-)

(including what looked to be about the size of a DC-3, but biplane wing config? Bit too far away to ID it unfortunately)

Antonov AN2?

[JuanPablo]

Damn it! (But if you would have posted a photo I would have beaten you!) :-)

[JuanPablo]

aeropilot said:

No it hasn't and won't be as it wouldn't get a UK permit to fly.

So, no it wasn't a Mosquito you saw.

This has been debated ad nauseam on various forums. The general consensus is that while nobody has the definitive answer as no application has been tested yet, it could be possible at great expense. Never say never...

[speedick]

The "Mosquito" was a french registered replica.

2 x 360 HP continentals for power

Vive la France ! (as the saying goes)

[dr_gn]

Why, oh why, oh why? How, HOW can someone have the motivation and money to create that...THAT?

[perdu]

"You take the tail from some old Chipmunk,
you take the legs from some old chair..."*



Sad and strangely odd



Blimey

• plagiarised from the amazing radio ventriloquist's sig

[jonnyb]

To be fair its the closest we are going to get to the real thing in the UK for quite some time. So I will take that over nothing.

Also, it looks better in the flesh.

[HoHoHo]

jonnyb said:

To be fair its the closest we are going to get to the real thing in the UK for quite some time. So I will take that over nothing.

Also, it looks better in the flesh.

What, if you're Stevie Wonder!

What a pile of poo

[Eric Mc]

That Mossie replica is shocking.

[Simpo Two]

LotusOmega375D said:

I would bet my life it was what I saw and heard twin Merlins.

speedick said:

2 x 360 HP continentals for power

Lotus, what kind of flowers would you like?

Nice of the Frogs to copy a Mosquito though.

Perhaps the 'biplane DC3' was DH Rapide?

[eharding]

dr_gn said:

Why, oh why, oh why? How, HOW can someone have the motivation and money to create that...THAT?

Last seen being chased around Solent Zone by a Sea Fury, so they say.....