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Old 12th Aug 2006, 14:27
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Gordon Fraser
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I filmed an excellent VHS video of George Aird taken in 1983 when he passed through Mount Hope, Hamilton piloting Mosquito TT35 RS712 E-GF, with co-pilot George Stewart of Canadian Warplane Heritage. The Mosquito was on a delivery flight to Kermit Weeks in Florida, who was present to greet the aircraft and crew. George did a fantastic 'beat-up' at Mount Hope that included a high speed pass along the runway at less than 100ft. The Merlin engine noise was amazing and caused a man next to me to explain, "God, this is better than sex".
The video runs for about 20 minutes and includes 3 flypasts and many ground closeups of the Mosquito and CAHS aircraft. I am in the process of converting the tape from NTSC VHS to DVD with the intention of posting on the 'net'
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