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WWII Warbirds, European Theater
Aug 27, 2017 01:17:16 #
Another fly-day at Paine Field, Everett, WA
P-47 Thunderbolt
Spitfire
Mosquito
Hurricane & Spitfire
bf 109 & Mosquito
Aug 27, 2017 02:32:45 #
Aug 27, 2017 02:57:07 #
Doddy wrote:
Nice ones Neil.
Thank you, Doddy. Englands finest hour, I believe.
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Aug 28, 2017 06:22:04 #
neilds37 wrote:
Thank you, Doddy. Englands finest hour, I believe.
Probably - but we've had lots of "finest hours" over the centuries.
Aug 28, 2017 06:50:54 #
neilds37 wrote:
Another fly-day at Paine Field, Everett, WA
Neilds, excellent set of prints. Thank you for sharing.
Greg
Aug 28, 2017 07:02:10 #
CLF wrote:
Neilds, excellent set of prints. Thank you for sharing.
Greg
Greg
Thank you for the comment, Greg.
Aug 28, 2017 07:08:32 #
Delderby wrote:
Probably - but we've had lots of "finest hours" over the centuries.
True, you've had a number of invasion attempts (and successes), in your history. I believe Churchill was referring to the Hurricanes and Spitfires rather ruining Hitler's invasion plan.
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Aug 28, 2017 07:27:44 #
Aug 28, 2017 09:02:15 #
I did not know there were any air worthy Mosquitoes left. Its amazing what was done with a pair of Merlins and some plywood. Drove the Germans crazy. Good work!
Aug 28, 2017 09:25:37 #
neilds37 wrote:
True, you've had a number of invasion attempts (and successes), in your history. I believe Churchill was referring to the Hurricanes and Spitfires rather ruining Hitler's invasion plan.
Yes
Aug 28, 2017 09:49:50 #
DaveC1 wrote:
I did not know there were any air worthy Mosquitoes left. Its amazing what was done with a pair of Merlins and some plywood. Drove the Germans crazy. Good work!
I got a chuckle out of Goering's observation as noted in Wikipedia's article on the Mosquito:
"Göring himself had strong views about the Mosquito, lecturing a group of German aircraft manufacturers in 1943 that:
In 1940 I could at least fly as far as Glasgow in most of my aircraft, but not now! It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I'm going to buy a British radio set – then at least I'll own something that has always worked.[107]"
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Aug 28, 2017 09:52:38 #
Aug 28, 2017 10:23:24 #
neilds37 wrote:
I got a chuckle out of Goering's observation as no... (show quote)
I had never heard that quote on the Mosquito. Thank you for sharing.
Aug 28, 2017 10:56:41 #
I wonder is this is the Mosquito in the photos?
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/worlds-flying-mosquito-flew-today.html
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/worlds-flying-mosquito-flew-today.html
Aug 28, 2017 11:14:40 #
DaveC1 wrote:
I wonder is this is the Mosquito in the photos?
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/worlds-flying-mosquito-flew-today.html
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/worlds-flying-mosquito-flew-today.html
Yes.
Edit: After reading the comments below the article it seems the article is about the first Mosquito restored by the facility. The one in my photos is the second one, restored for Paul Allen.
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