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Hi, I note this post was hatched on the 14-SEP, it is 17-SEP as I write and the Meteor is absent. Does this mean it has already been sold? Regards Mark

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I am told that the Vampire Trainer cockpit-front fuselage was heavily indebted to the Mosquito, but while I know the Vampire, I don't know the Mosquito, so I don't know how true that is.

Royalistflyer,

You are correct. The Vampire T11 forward-fuselage is moulded plywood, built in the same manner as the Mosquito's fuselage. The remainder of the aircraft is of conventional aluminium construction. I suspect the Vampire cockpit is slightly wider than the Mosquito's, since the seats are side-by-side, whereas the navigator's seat in the Mossie is set back to avoid rubbing shoulders with the pilot!

I suspect this must have been the only pressurized wooden jet.

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Originally Posted by India Four Two (Post 9508690)

OK SASless,

You win! What's the Pony Express?

Wells Fargo mail delivery service designed to give native Americans practice in deflection shooting, mail bags were tethered to the pony's flanks for protection.