Mosquito restoration in New Zealand

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Mosquito restoration in New Zealand

Postby Baz62 » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:29 pm

And no I'm not talking about the AvSpecs Mosquito being restored to fly. This is a fairly rare Mosquito being an ex RNZAF example (actually of 2 Mosquitos NZ2328 and NZ2382. Basically the fuselage is NZ2328 and everything else is NZ2382 (which has a RAF combat history as HR339!)
This is being restored here in my home of Christchurch and I was lucky to see "them" in person last year.
An ex-FAA engineer and cabinet maker (perfect combination!)is leading the restoration.
Here is a recent thread on my favorite NZ forum with PICTURES!!! (I knew you would like that. :D )
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?bo ... read=11415
Cheers
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Re: Mosquito restoration in New Zealand

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:35 pm

~x( ~x( ~x( more restorations to keep an eye on & hopefully see next time I'm over there!!

thanks for info Baz
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Re: Mosquito restoration in New Zealand

Postby RLN » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:24 am

Thanks Baz. Looks like they've got their work cut out.
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