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The People's Mosquito holds copies of outline sketches for both the proposed 4 x .303 rear turret (designed by Bristol) and the underlying turret ring and support structure. The whole assembly weighed closer to 1 ton than 500lbs. You are quite right in suggesting that the extra weight/drag would...

Thank you for this! As far as I am aware, these are the only remains of a 'Yatush' extant in Israel

For information, gentlemen.........The People's Mosquito took out a full-page ad. in the RIAT programme (following the arrival of 6 tonnes of wing and tail jigs from New Zealand)

Stewart Charman, the Director of Communications of The People's Mosquito, has just issued the following statement in response to a number of questions, some of them posed on this Forum, with regard to the Mosquito wing jigs bought by TPM. "The People's Mosquito were offered the wing jigs by the...

A huge thank you to all who visited @PeoplesMosquito stand, today at @Shuttleworth_OW and showed their support for this superb British project! (See http://bit.ly/LaunchTPM ) Special thanks to @AirfieldFire and @svas_oldwarden, too! #RAF #RAF100 #WW2 @HistoryAviation #RAFA 1:11 PM - 1 Jul 2018

Thank you so much for the good wishes. As we say, 'Every journey starts with a single step' . There will be a few more interesting developments, shortly. Very best wishes to all at CMAS

I'm with norab, herman1rg and buffnut453 For me, even setting aside its incredible versatility and effect on the outcome of WW2, there can be only one.....the de Havilland Mosquito Still, that was easy for me to say! (Ross Sharp, Director, Engineering & Airframe Compliance, The People's...

The People's Mosquito has today launched a targeted fundraising campaign to fund the 'Front End Engineering' portion of the build by Retrotec. The People’s Mosquito announces targeted fundraising to launch UK build - The People's Mosquito Every £ spent on Front End Engineering saves many £'s...

The People's Mosquito 'Front End Engineering' Campaign via JustGiving Today, The People's Mosquito have announced their 'JustGiving' Launch Campaign for the Front End Engineering stage of the build. Every £ spent on Front End Engineering saves many £'s later in the build. This campaign has...

The jigs TPM have acquired are unique (and yes, we have purchased them from the owner of the company that built them). We cannot - obviously - speak for Avspecs future plans.

Some news - "The TPM board would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to the Royal New Zealand Air Force, in particular Squadron Leader Matthew Ferris, 40 Squadron RNZAF, who did everything in their power to provide transportation for our wing jigs and wing ribs in advance of RAF Cosford, in...

In reply to a couple of Members who have mentioned the other group attempting a Mosquito restoration. It is very simple - The People's Mosquito can confirm it has had discussions and held a meeting at Board level with the other group. We can also confirm - sadly - that there appears to be no...

The People's Mosquito is very interested in your father's service on Mosquitoes. Could you please contact me on [email protected] Many thanks

For all those coming to RIAT 2018, please remember that you can find The People's Mosquito stand in the Blue Zone. Meet Board Members and Volunteers, see the drawings, ask about Retrotec's plan to build the FB.VI in the UK, and more! The People’s Mosquito contracts with Retrotec Ltd to build its...