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Air aviation news – On Saturday, November 4, 2023, Planes of Fame Air Museum<\/a>\u00a0will be having a very special flying demo with the visit and flight of one of the four de Havilland FB.MkVI Mosquito flying in the world. Doors to the Museum open at 10:00 am and the presentation will be held inside the Maloney Hangar from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm with engine start and taxi at 12:15 pm, museum fly-over from 12:20 pm-12:40 pm and the pilot\u2019s Q & A at 12:45 pm.<\/p>\n

The agenda for \u201cHangar Talk\u201d will focus primarily on the de Havilland FB.MkVI Mosquito aircraft, scheduled to fly following the presentation. The presentation will go over the history of the de Havilland Aircraft Company and the role it played in advancing aviation and it will also dive into the design and development of the de Havilland Mosquito \u2013 one of the fastest and most powerful allied aircraft of WWII. The program will highlight the development and combat record of the Mosquito and the many roles it served during WWII.<\/p>\n

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This Mosquito was manufactured at the de Havilland factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in early 1945 and joined the RAF with serial number PZ474. Arriving nearly at the European war\u2019s end, it only saw service with second-line units.\u00a0 It was delivered to No.19 MU (Maintenance Unit), at RAF, No. 6 SLG (Satellite Landing Ground) St. Brides, Glamorgan, Wales, on April 19, 1945, eventually, the airplane was transferred to the No. 80 (French) OTU (Operational Training Unit), RAF Morpeth, Northumberland, England, May 5, 1945. On June 13, 1945, it was transferred to the No. 132 (Coastal) OTU, RAF East Fortune, Scotland until it was eventually placed into storage, on February 18, 1946.<\/p>\n

PZ474 was eventually sold to the New Zealand government, on January 23, 1948, this was part of an order for 90 Mosquitoes for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), and was among the last six Mosquitoes of this order to be transferred to New Zealand. After a thorough overhaul, it was flown to No. 1 Ferry Unit at Pershore, Worcestershire. In April 1948 PZ474 was flown to New Zealand and, upon arrival at RNZAF Base Ohakea, it was given a new serial number, NZ2384.<\/p>\n

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The aircraft during its tenure with the RNZAF served with 75 Squadron until it was eventually ferried to Taieri Aerodrome, near Dunedin, for final storage.<\/p>\n

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October 16, 1952, the airplane was inspected by Arthur Kaplan and Bob Bean, American representatives of Aircraft Sales, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, along with five other Mosquitoes for purchase from the Government Stores Board by Aircraft Supplies (NZ) of Palmerston North, New Zealand.\u00a0 PZ474 was sold as surplus to Aircraft Supplies (NZ), on July 17, 1953.<\/p>\n

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The former de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI PZ474 as N9909F in 1958 at the Pacoima Whiteman Air Park, California. The former New Zealand registration, painted out, is still visible. [Photo Eddie Coates Collection via the Civil Aviation Historical Society]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The airplane was finally transferred to the United States in 1955 where it went through a series of owners, and in increasingly deteriorating, dismantled condition, until it was purchased by Rod Lewis\u2019 for Lewis Air Legends, San Antonio, Texas, in 2014. This Mosquito was shipped to Avspecs Limited, Ardmore, New Zealand, for restoration. On January 13, 2019, the first post-restoration flight took place with Steve Hinton, Sr. at the controls.<\/p>\n

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This presentation is made possible thanks to Mosquito PZ474\u2019s owner, Charles Somers, who has graciously made the aircraft available to Planes of Fame via the Charles Somers Warbird Collection in Sacramento, California. Through Mr. Somers\u2019 generosity, the museum will have this aircraft on display from its arrival earlier in October, through to November 20th at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Steven Hinton will be flying the Mosquito at the November 20th event.<\/p>\n

Following \u201cHangar Talk,\u201d the aircraft will then taxi away and fly over the museum for approximately 20 minutes. Upon its return, guests can interact and ask questions to the museum\u2019s Chief Pilot pilot Steve Hinton. The Museum\u2019s B-17 Flying Fortress will also be open to visitors and guides will happily conduct visitors on an escorted tour of the Museum.<\/p>\n

source: https:\/\/warbirdsnews.com\/aviation-museum-news\/planes-of-fame-flying-demo-will-feature-de-havilland-mosquito.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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