From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Colin Whitehouse" References: <20040302T194040Z_4C6A00170000@Twiningsovo.com> Subject: Re: Mosquito anniversary 25th March Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:42:16 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C3FFD6.17F4A8A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C3FFD6.17F4A8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Colin, Thanks for sending in your Sea Mosquito article. I've got it scheduled = for Mar 25. I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC on Mar 25. = It looks very good by the way. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Colin Whitehouse=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:40 AM Subject: Mosquito anniversary 25th March Hi Thanks for your work on the site, its great to keep up the = motivation. Here is my latest offering, 8 months in the making and when = I was typing up this article I realised I was less than a month from the = 60th anniversary. Might be an unusual theme... Thanks again=20 Colin W Gallery Template #05 "Sea Mosquito prototype"=20 by "Colin Whitehouse" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 In 1943 the Royal Navy was taking an interest in the RAF's new = Mosquito bomber and issued a spec for a carrier based reconnaissance = bomber. DeHavilland modified a Mosquito FBVI for feasibility trials of = landing and taking off from a Fleet Carrier. Modifications were limited = on the first prototype to different undercarriage shock absorbers, = Merlin 25's with larger diameter 4-bladed props and an A frame hook = connected to an internally strengthened rear fuselage. Armament was = removed, gun muzzles were faired over and the cartridge doors closed. = The flying duty was given to Lt Cmdr (later Captain) Eric Brown OBE, DSC = who made 5 landings of LR359 on HMS Indefatigable on 25th March 1944 and = claimed the honour of the first landing by a twin engined aircraft on a = carrier at sea. On the eighth landing, on the 26th, the hook tore off = but he opened up the engines and landed on the shore, not so easy in the = days before the angled deck was invented! ASV radar, folding wings and = other changes came to the eventual production Sea Mosquito as per = Darius's example seen on ARC recently.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 I wanted a navy Mosquito for my RN/DeHavilland collections but = couldn't be sure if the T3 was silver or yellow. However while = researching it I came across this modification. It also allowed me to = build the excellent Tamya Mosquito with only a few minor differences. = Changes were as described above on the real thing. The 4 blade = propellers were made by filling the spinners with Milliput, drilling the = 4 holes instead of the previous 3 and adding back the blades. Extra = blades came from a second kit. The hook came from Aeroclub and is = attached to a brass rod running through the lower fuselage. Fairings are = from scrap. Markings were printed on an ink jet and the prototype "P" = came from a Tamya Meteor 1.=20 Main source of reference was "The de Havilland Mosquito" by M J Hardy = David & Charles Ltd ISBN 0 7153 7367 6 and thanks to Mark Davies for his = other reference materials. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text 2004 by "Colin Whitehouse" Colin Whitehouse AB Food and Beverage Thailand Ltd +66 (0) 2 363 9000 ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C3FFD6.17F4A8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Colin,
Thanks for sending in = your Sea=20 Mosquito article.  I've got it scheduled for Mar 25.  = I'll e-mail=20 you when your article goes on ARC on Mar 25.  It looks very good by = the=20 way.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Colin Whitehouse =
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 = 4:40=20 AM
Subject: Mosquito anniversary = 25th=20 March

Hi Thanks = for your work on=20 the site, its great to keep up the motivation. Here is my latest = offering, 8=20 months in the making and when I was typing up this article I realised = I was=20 less than a month from the 60th anniversary. Might be an unusual=20 theme...

Thanks = again

Colin = W

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"Sea = Mosquito=20 prototype" 

by "Colin Whitehouse"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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In = 1943 the Royal=20 Navy was taking an interest in the RAF's new Mosquito bomber and = issued a spec=20 for a carrier based reconnaissance bomber. DeHavilland modified a Mosquito FBVI for feasibility trials of = landing and=20 taking off from a Fleet Carrier. Modifications were limited on = the first=20 prototype to different undercarriage shock absorbers, Merlin 25's with larger diameter 4-bladed = props and=20 an A frame hook connected to an internally strengthened rear = fuselage.=20 Armament was removed, gun muzzles were faired over and the cartridge = doors=20 closed. The flying duty was given to Lt Cmdr (later Captain) Eric = Brown OBE,=20 DSC who made 5 landings of LR359 on HMS Indefatigable on = 25th March=20 1944 and claimed the honour of the first landing by a twin engined = aircraft on=20 a carrier at sea. On the eighth landing, on the 26th, the hook tore = off but he=20 opened up the engines and landed on the shore, not so easy in the days = before=20 the angled deck was invented! ASV radar, folding wings and other = changes came=20 to the eventual production Sea Mosquito as per Darius's example seen = on ARC=20 recently.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

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  Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

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I wanted a = navy Mosquito=20 for my RN/DeHavilland collections but couldn't be sure if the T3 was = silver or=20 yellow. However while researching it I came across this=20 modification. It also allowed me to build the excellent Tamya Mosquito = with=20 only a few minor differences. Changes were as described above on the = real=20 thing. The 4 blade propellers were made by filling the spinners = with=20 Milliput, drilling the 4 holes instead of the previous 3 and adding = back the=20 blades. Extra blades came from a second kit. The hook came from = Aeroclub and=20 is attached to a brass rod running through the lower fuselage. = Fairings are=20 from scrap. Markings were printed on an ink jet and the prototype = "P"  came from a Tamya Meteor 1.

Main = source of=20 reference was "The de = Havilland=20 Mosquito" by M J Hardy David=20 & Charles Ltd ISBN 0 7153 7367 6 and = thanks to=20 Mark Davies for his other reference = materials.

 
 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=20

Photos = and=20 text 2004 by "Colin Whitehouse"

Colin = Whitehouse
AB=20 Food and Beverage Thailand Ltd
+66 (0) 2 363=20 9000

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