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Wow beautiful restoration...

 

No mosies from the war exists.

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Someone made one in the Americans yes but none 'from the war'.. they were made from wood..

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...from another Mosquito thread

Omg, she's such a beauty, my favourite WWII plane. I really hope, that someone will choose it to develop this wooden wonder for the DCS...

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It's a pitty that there are so few of them airworthy nowadays. How many? Two? Three?

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I take care of Victoria Air Maintenances' fire suppression concerns and got in there today. Here's a few answers to some of the questions above...

 

The aircraft is in Vancouver, in a private collection (as Sithspawn mentioned) and the owner says she'll never fly again. So sad. It's unlikely to be seen again as this collector is very private.

 

100% original restoration. 2 aircraft tech's, 40+ hours a week for 5 years.

 

$1000.00 an hour for fuel.

 

$5000.00 an hour for insurance.

 

2 Mosquito's air worthy world wide... one in New Zealand, cobbled together from 3 different airframes, and this one in Vancouver.

 

Knowing this makes me feel fortunate in watching the restoration over these past 5 years. Should have known how sensitive the owner was... they (Vic Air) wouldn't let me take any pics after the 1st. year. But I did get to see her fly!

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2095172#post2095172

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That's a shame, it seems like a lot of effort to not fly it? When I win the Euro I'll make sure mine is flying every display it can for the world to see. :thumbup:

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That's a shame, it seems like a lot of effort to not fly it? When I win the Euro I'll make sure mine is flying every display it can for the world to see. :thumbup:

 

 

Its reasonable to assume that if its rare enough, flying it might not be the best plan.

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Well I guess, but presumably making it airworthy took a lot of blood, sweat, tears and money. Just saying it is a shame after such effort it won't be flying.

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There is currently a kickstarter running to raise funds for a documentary about the restoration of the Mosquito by Victoria Air Maintenance (Victoria, Canada). Worth a look if you are as crazy about the Mossie as me.

 

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Bump on the kickstarter - not many more days to go and the target has yet to be met

 

 

Looks like it's going to be funded...yay

 

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