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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">PROTOTYPE MOSQUITO ON BOARD HMS ILLUSTRIOUS 1947. ORIGINAL PHOTO MEASURING 135x85mm App, BIT ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES. PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS TO BEST DETERMINE CONDITION</p>
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It is LR387. Built as an FB.VI and used as a trials aircraft from Nov 1943 with DH, RAE, 778 Sqdn FAA and A&AEE until at least July 1946. Along the way it became the second TR.33 conversion.
Illustrious became the RN trials and training carrier on completion of her refit in June 1946. Sea Mosquitos were noted as being trialled aboard in Aug 1946.
Mosquito FB.VI LR359 became the first British twin engined aircraft to land on a carrier deck when it landed on Indefatigable on 25 March 1944. Piloted by Eric Brown.
Edit. Only Mossies serials beginning with L were in the LR range. Highest number allocated was LR574 to a Mk.T.III.
Spartan Air Services Ltd DE HAVILLAND DH.98 MOSQUITO B35 CF-HMT code RS711
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- B Mk. 35 RS711 RAF Silloth: storage 53/54
PR Mk.35 CF-HMT Spartan Air Services Ltd, Ottawa ONT 9.11.54/56
(Airspeed Aircraft) (civil conv. by Derby Aviation at Derby-Burnaston 12.54,
del. to Canada via Prestwick 9.4.56, arr. 12.4.56)
not conv. for survey, stored Ottawa ONT
stripped for spares, Ottawa ONT
Uplands Airport Fire Department, Ottawa ONT https://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/de-havilland.pdf