Mosquito bites by tigertim

Photography • Aviation • posted on Dec 15, 2012

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This is KA114 EG-Y, the world's only flying DeHavilland Mosquito, which recently took to the air after a lengthy restoration by Avsepcs at Ardmore Aerodrome here in Auckland. This event was much anticipated in the Warbird circles world wide, and the flying is well covered on You Tube!! I am lucky enough to have a friend who works there and and plays with such machines for a living!!. Today we got a private open day and a chance to pore over the machine to our hearts content! Up close, it is both big, and small at the same time, if that makes sense. Most of the photo's I took are details, really only of interest to the modeller, but I have one or two more, including a few of her during her build and one or two other tasty shots, if there is any interest? It was a scorcher today, about 34 degrees and bright, hence the slight wash out in some images that could be posted. Here we have the business end.. 4 x 0.303" brownings up stairs, and 4 x 20mm Hispano cannons downstairs. The opening on the right above the mg's is the gun camera. Hope every one is having a good weekend, inspite if the evil that seems to befall some communities. Our thoughts and hearts are with them all.

Comments (20)

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tetrasnake

12:03AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

An excellent find! Great Capture!

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eekdog

12:13AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

great to se you posting a photo Martin, great info and shot.

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DRAKELOT

12:16AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Xcellent !

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barryjeffer

12:23AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

this is amazing!!!

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gaius

2:11AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Great capture...mof, I build such a plane when I was a kid, you know those models in plastic + glue + etc...

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Roywig

2:52AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Excellent photo Marin, when I read your heading I thought we were going to see one of your girls on the wing!

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ragouc

6:10AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Good POV and shot.

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nitegrafix

6:24AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Oh Hay, Fantastic. The colors in this are amazing.

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Maxidyne

7:54AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

Wonderful POV of a truly amazing aircraft. It's always been a favourite of mine and your friend has a dream job there. I hope you had fun on your open day, boy I know I would have. Post away mate, i'd love to see them all :) Gotta be a Fav! Just one question mate... where's the girl ;)

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debbielove

9:48AM | Sat, 15 December 2012

The Aircraft no-one wanted even the RAF until it flew! Then after Mr De Havilland promised them speeds unheard of, it beat those quoted! THEN, everyone wanted it, even the U.S.A.F have it in their museum at Dayton.. (I have photos), they flew it until the end of the war.. FANTASTIC MATE!!! Yes, post more! I read about this, It may be coming to Legends NEXT YEAR! Rob

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