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Old 15th Dec 2012, 09:36
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Shackman
 
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For a completely different view of the same flight:
Flying DH Mosquito KA114. - YouTube (for this one turn the sound up!)

Mrs S and I had the privilege of looking around the machine in its hangar at Ardmore last month, unfortunately missing seeing this flight by a few days. The following day we had lunch with one of her relations, only to discover he had flown PR Mossies during the war, and had been one of the invited few to its original unveiling.

Without a doubt this is a magnificent achievement by the small team that have rebuilt her - even more so when you see photos (and some original bits) of what it started off as. Imagine what they could do with a few boxes of termite-ridden Spifires from Burma!

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