Nigel Bunker Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Does anybody have, or can direct me to, pictures of Mosquito T.III in RAF service during WW2. I see they started manufacturing them during 1943 so presumably some must have been in use during WW2, but I can't find a picture of one - post war, plenty of pictures but that's not what I am looking for. Any help would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Found one in Camoflage & Markings by Bob Jones. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Careful when assembling the cockpit interior - the Pavla conversion is man-vegetables. The instructor's seat is actually a bucket seat, similar to the pilot's seat, which hinges down (think cinema seats but in reverse) as opposed to what all of the references say was a sliding seat. Photographic evidence can be found in Ian Thirsk's De Havilland Mosquito: An Illustrated History Vol.2. An excellent chapter on Mosquito trainers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thank you Lee - I am going to build my own cockpit interior anyway - isn't Plastikard wonderful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Careful when assembling the cockpit interior - the Pavla conversion is man-vegetables. The instructor's seat is actually a bucket seat, similar to the pilot's seat, which hinges down (think cinema seats but in reverse) as opposed to what all of the references say was a sliding seat. Photographic evidence can be found in Ian Thirsk's De Havilland Mosquito: An Illustrated History Vol.2. An excellent chapter on Mosquito trainers too. Still inline rather than offset? Useful pics here: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=stor...207&pos=1#9 http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=stor...7&pos=15#13 Edited March 16, 2009 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL B Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Still inline rather than offset?Useful pics here: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=stor...207&pos=1#9 http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=stor...7&pos=15#13 Great stuff Dave. At the risk of hijacking this thread, can I ask whether RR299 still had the 2nd set of controls in place when used as a display aircraft? Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Con't comment on that Phil, but the phot in the Thirsk book seems to have the seats inline. One thing to note on most post war Mossie trainers is that they all appear to have the tropical filters. I'm not quite sure about the Paragon ones though, they look a little too flat and don't follow the curve of the cowling enough. However, the filters for the Hurricane seem closer the mark and the one from the Hobbyboss Hurricane fits quite nicely. Nigel, send me your address via the PM and I'll sort out a few resin bits for the cockpit when I do some casting later this week. Might have them in me Mossie goodies tin anyway. BTW, which kit are you using as a basis - Airfix? Edited March 16, 2009 by The wooksta V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks Lee - yes Aifix as the basis - still my favourite 72nd scale Mossie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlpainter Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Great stuff Dave.At the risk of hijacking this thread, can I ask whether RR299 still had the 2nd set of controls in place when used as a display aircraft? Phil. hi phil she had both controls up until the end so bae could convert new pilots i was inside having a look a month before she crashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenMG Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 hi phil she had both controls up until the end so bae could convert new pilots i was inside having a look a month before she crashed They were not always fitted though and were often removed, or rather the control column was, in order to make access to the cockpit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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