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Old 9th Jan 2022, 07:08
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No doubt that the Mosquito was an amazing aircraft both in its construction and the many roles it took on which it was not initially designed for, the glue problem became evident early on when the aircraft where flown to warmer climates along with the speedier deterioration of rubber components, I have seen a photograph of glue stricken Mosquitoes at an MU in Egypt placed in a circle (tails inward) where the Merlins and Engine Bearers had been previously chopped out with an axe, their fuel tanks chopped open and a Flare fired into them making a huge bonfire.
Post bonfire the locals would move in and recover any metal lying around.
In regards to the furniture manufacturers involvement the method of construction certainly went into Post War furniture construction especially when it came to dining tables and sideboards.
When I married around 60years ago and was putting a home together there was a number of choices when it came to furniture ranging from cheaper second hand Wartime utility with the unforgettable mark stamped on the "Orange boxwood" to the very expensive virgin wood G Plan whose tables and sideboards warped badly when they sniffed out any heat, in the middle was a make called Lebus which benefited from the experience of constructing Mosquitoes halves using plywood and along with a highly varnished finish made decent looking tables and sideboards which did not warp at all and were of course a bit cheaper than GPlan.
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