
Two WW2 British Bombers Together For The First Time In Over 50 Years
The Flying Heritage Collection's T Mk.III
The Mosquito was one of the very few operational front-line aircraft used during the Second World War that was built almost entirely of wood. Initially designed to be a light-weight (and thus fast) unarmed bomber the design proved to be so sucessful that it was eventually used in almost all roles: fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber, pathfinder, photo reconnaissance aircraft, and even torpedo bomber.
TV959, a T Mk.III training aircraft with dual controls, was built at de Havilland's Leavesden factory and was delivered to the RAF in 1945. The aircraft was one of the stars of the famous 1964 movie '633 Squadron', and it went on to be displayed in the Imperial War Museum in the UK for many years. Photo: © Historical Aviation Film Unit
The colour scheme and Registration Number (NZ2337) of the aircraft as seen here is that of an RNZAF Mosquito that was destroyed in a hangar fire at RNZAF Base Ohakea in June 1950 when an inspection lamp fell into a drip tray full of oil. This is a temporary colour scheme while the aircraft was undergoing testing in New Zealand -- a new scheme will be applied later when the aircraft is back in the USA.
Out of a total production run of almost 7800 Mosquitos, 348 of these were T Mk III's which were built for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm, while de Havilland Australia built eleven T Mk 43 trainers which were similar to the Mk III's.
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