DH Mosquito RS712 - Departure from Strathallan Scotland 1984

This a/c was purchased by Kermit Weeks of the Weeks Air Museum in Florida.... I met Kermit for a short converstion - I just love that aircraft! If this is the a/c I think it is, it stopped in at Hamilton and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. It participated in the 50th Anniversary of the "Battle of Britain Air Show" in 1990. I heard that after a "HARD LANDING" it was grounded. The last I heard of it (and saw it) in pictures, it is now sitting in the USAF Museum wherever that is....

If this a/c was any sexier, it would be wearing a bra!

Oh yes, ....and it is featured in a video, "Mosquito Airboune" as it arrives in Hamilton, Ontario, after a fresh coat of paint. Anyone know the difference between a Mk 35 and a Mk IV? I can imagine the mark of Merlin engine, (later vs earlier) Also a STAR!!! featured in the movies, 633 / and Mosquito Squadron.

Great vid! What a beautiful example of the Mosquito.

Wow! I cant believe I havent come accross this great video before. Nice one 5* from me. What I wouldnt do to see a flying Mossie in the UK today! So is RS712 just on static display now? Thanks for posting.

what are they doing under the port engine at around 5:20?

Looks like they're using a pump. The engine doesn't fully get going until they've finished and it looks like the two are directly connected. Fixing the oil pressure at running temperature, perhaps? The crossing was a long flight. I'll know better if/when the Mosquito flight manual I've bought ever arrives here. (Then all I need is a Mosquito...)

Yes there is one P61 in Dayton. But there are two being restored to fight status in the US. One by the "Mid Atlantic Air Museum."

I saw a fuselage that was being recreated, at an air show two years ago in Michigan. Three are being built in New Zealand.

There are three being fabricated in New Zealand. Google "Mosquito Restorations"