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De Havilland Aircraft Museum
Topic Started: Jul 9 2015, 11:33 PM (1,279 Views)
ColinM
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I received today a photograph of the aircraft that prompted the trip. PR32 NS586

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Andykirby61
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Excellant photos as always mark thanks for sharing
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ColinM
Aug 7 2015, 11:31 AM
I received today a photograph of the aircraft that prompted the trip. PR32 NS586
Wow!!! Where did you get it from in the end? Was it Ian Thirsk or the Osprey book, or something else? What are the items on the wings outside of the engines? Are they external fuel tanks? It's a shame it doesn't feature the 4 blade propeller.

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Fuel tanks Mark. They look like the larger ones - can't remember the actual capacities.

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Hi Mark
That photo was from that antiquarian bookshop in Holland that you found for me. It looks similar to photos of others taken at Hatfield so would have been late Autumn 1944. The original is quite small and looks like a later reprint judging by the whiteness of the paper but scanning at a highish resolution enlarges it. I've sent a copy to Ian for the DH museum collection. The four bladed propellers were installed shortly before it crashed in April 1945.

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Edited by ColinM, Aug 7 2015, 08:04 PM.
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peebeep
Aug 7 2015, 07:29 PM
Fuel tanks Mark. They look like the larger ones - can't remember the actual capacities.

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The external fuel tanks could be jettisoned if required. PR16 tanks were usually 50 gallons each, PR32s tanks usually 100 gallons each.

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ColinM
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The original Mosquito prototype that we saw being worked on has been restored (sadly not to flying condition) and wheeled out of the hangar on the 75th anniversary of its original flight.

https://www.facebook.com/BBC3CR/videos/1241941895823186/

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Edited by ColinM, Nov 25 2015, 11:36 PM.
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peebeep
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Excellent news, it looks so spiffing I think I might trip over there some time for a close up gander.

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ColinM
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Well worth a visit Paul, two other Mosquitos in similar condition plus a number of other important airframes.

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Last time I was there the prototype was looking very sad and the FB VI was in pieces. The both look splendid now.

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