De Havilland Mosquito - Rod Lewis’s Aircraft Assembly w/ Warren Denholm & Steve Hinton

I have pictures of me and a friend sitting in the Canadian bomber version it was just outside of Abbotsford International Airport, that was back in the '80's. So glad to see they finally got her back in the air. Nothing in aircraft restoration happens overnight!

May you mother rest in peace in heaven. It’s wonderful seeing the legends of aviation in this video, including you, Kermit. 🙂

She is gorgeous. Too bad there are no surviving examples of the de Havilland DH.103 Hornet which is the successor to the Mosquito.

The best term for the plywood-balsa-plywood construction of the fuselage is: Sandwich Panel Construction. That's what is used in most modern composite designs, except it's composite cloth-foam-composite cloth. What's old becomes new again.

Wow, deep, deep, and extra deep pockets!

Tks, was wondering if it is true that a Mosquito could sustain 400 mph or so in a dash to outrun pursuit? Of course with the two stage super chargers?

Thank you great video. sorry about your mom prayers for her and your family

Great video visit again - a big UK fan of your channel and aircraft exploits - but such a shame with all the “fricken” and “holy crap” language. Not needed, very unprofessional, not family friendly. Otherwise keep up the great work! 🕊✌️

My favorite ww2 fighterbomber😃 been to oshkosh '22 and '24 searching for your Mosquito. But sadly she was not there. Moved to another hangar for Airventure.😢

Mosquitoes are the most awesome ww2 aircraft thanks for sharing

Imagine sitting down to dinner, and just sitting there listening to Steve and Kermit talk!

Ahh bless your mum I lost my mum in December my daughter was diagnosed with cancer in October..but fighting fit your a inspiration to the world mate thank you for all your input and knowledge ❤

JUST A PLUG PLEASE LOOK AT GULLPEARCH FLYER

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No rivets 20 mph more speed

compulsive viewing end of

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A story for you for a change Kermit. I had a friend/work colleague some years ago, who was a navigator on 'Tsetse" Mosquitos. He used to fly out of Banff Scotland to Norway on his opps. On one trip, they were jumped by FW190s, his pilot pushed the throttles through the gate. All he could remember was glancing back and seeing the tailplane flexing in the slipstream. A nice guy, since passed on. You should have seen the photo albums he had Kermit, low over the North Sea, attacks on shipping. They included his first aircraft as well, the Bristol Beaufighter. Really something!

The British Aerospace Mossie died as a result of asymmetric thrust. One engine (rich?) cut due to Carburettor float setup.

Beautiful aeroplane one of the best the British produced right up with the spitfire and Lancaster one of the holy trinity 👍

My mosquito has a tiny little engine and little tiny wings and drives me nuts all night.

Big fan of the Mosquito, great video thanks. I think the mention of the UK Mosquito crash in 1990’s needs looking at though. Have a read of the AAIB report, part of the cause at least related to the maintenance and setting of the carburettors. Certainly not all pilot error which seems to be implied?

Too cool! Work of art! Remain amazed at the complexity!

Great episode. Getting to drop-in on Fighter Rebuilders/Planes of Fame is always a treat. Steve Hinton is fascinating to listen to and ask questions . Thanks for sharing Kermit, awesome show and Big Hug regarding Mom.

From Canada, thank you for appreciating our airplane.
Maybe the single stage supercharged planes were used for ground attack only.
They could have top cover from others.

Kermit, you are such a modest man, a real gentleman. You could have edited out the moment you forgot the purpose of an inter cooler, but you left it in to show, like all of us, that you have senior moments no different from us

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Excellent video very enjoyable.

The British one went out of control because one engine failed due to negative G related fuel starvation. They were not trying roll it. It was a wing over type manouver.

Haven't been by the museum in a long time; but in the past, when driving by, was often tempted to stop and eat at the restaurant. My thought was; it would be nice if there was an outside eating area on the ramp; roped off, of course. Doubly nice if there were a plane or two park nearby, maybe with a brief info display, people could enjoy. The displays could be mentioned weekly, ahead of time on your website, for people or groups who might have a particular interest in the types. Some people, if they have gotten that close to the front door, may decide to go into the museum. This idea can likely be improve on too. Enjoy your postings.

Like you two Gentleman my old brain only holds so much RAM but I remember reading the AAIB report on British Aerospace Mosquito, if memory serves a rudder linkage gave way which led to uncommanded yaw resulting in a loss of control. I may stand corrected but I seem to remember this was the cause of the crash.

The Kiwis as so laconic lol.

The Mosquito is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful planes of World War II. A beautiful low-budget project.

Kermit owns a huge number of planes, has flown many of them, been around step by step while they are rebuilt and he still walks into the hanger and sounds like a huge plane nerd just like the rest of us poorer, less skilled folks. Great to do what you love even if weather and change give you a kicking frim time to time.

Kermit..God Bless you for what you do...I would have proudly flown with you in Vietnam....

The Mosquitoes only enemy was termites...lol

Man... I'm in awe of the craftmenship to build these. And where all the parts come from. Not to mention what this must cost. Thanks to guys like Rod and youself that keep priceless planes flying , for historys sake and our enjoyment.

I was in New Zealand last year, just 5 minutes drive from Ardmore. I'm sorry I didn't get cheeky and try my luck at getting a look at the workshops there. I did take a drive around the airport, saw a Spitfire on the ground surrounded by a bunch of people, and later that day it flew over my daughter's house. I was at the war museum in Johannesburg a few times between 1970 and about 1996, the FW 190, Spitfire and BF109 are awesome, on my last visit there I was kinda blown away by the sheer size of the Mosquito, and how tiny the Spit and 109 are. The 190 is also pretty big...

Kermit has much cooler friends then I do

Lets see all the airplanes Kermit has started on his You Tube channel but have yet to fly?
1. Messerschmidt BF-108
2. ME- 109--
3. Vega
4. Standard J-1
5.Tempest V
6. P-47 Thunderbolt
Kermit? can you give us an update on how any of these are going and are you still working on these planes in a video sometime?

Thanks!

It's NOT a "Mark 98". It's a De Havilland DH98. It's like calling a Boeing B-17 a "Mark 299".

I was at Hamilton Mount Hope Airshow in the eighties and talked to a pilot of a mossie who had flown it over from Europe, must have been Kermit's

Thanks Kermit. That was really enjoyable to watch. And the Mossie is such an icon.

Thye full jigs I believe have been completed by the peoples Mosquito Project in England.

I was lucky enough to see it fly at Warbirds over Wanaka in New Zealand before it was shipped to the USA. Thanks for the video Kermit, fantastic.

wow, what a masterpiece ! would love to see some flight footage...

Im 68 this has always been my lust after and would love to fly aeroplanes, being a Canadian and it being a dehavillain factors in .some wete built in Canada i think too

There is a clue as to how badly a mossie could bite you in the commentary of more than one pilot who flew them during the war stating clearly they were basically docile aircraft to fly until you started pushing and pulling them about. Then they could and would if you were not very careful bite you badly and without much warning they were getting annoyed. A family friend before he died recently said much the same thing having flown the night fighter versions. 'They were easy to fly but short tempered if you tried to play around, they did not like that sort of treatment at all'. Great to see so many now going back in the air again.

It's always important to have rubber to protect the tip.

The veneer for Mosquitos was made in the small town where I live in South Central Ontario Canada

My late father flew Mosquito recce and thought them to be superb and safe. He certainly escaped several attacks and two engine failures on takeoff. His only complaint was the poor ergonomic cockpit and it's cramped space, especially for the Navigator who moaned at him at every Christmas reunion everafter. God Bless all the young men and Boys who served. Thank you from the UK.

Just Love your enthusiasm Kermit!!
Have to agree the Mosquito is such a beautiful aircraft.
The work that Warren and the Team have done to bring these iconic back into the sky is phenomenal!!
I suspect that there's some small part of you that would love to return to NZed and see your own new or reconditioned Mossie back in the air. Don't leave it too long. 😉
PS You little explanation captions throughout were good value!!
PPS Damned RAM! Never enough!
PPPS Best Wishes to you and your family with the passing of your mother. She must have been incredibly proud of all you've achieved!!