Securing an original Mosquito tailwheel by Ross Sharp, Director of Engineering, The People’s Mosquito The surge of interest in The People’s Mosquito project, due, in part, to the acquisition of over 22,000 original drawings mounted on aperture cards, has given rise to some fascinating developments. One of these has been the recent acquisition by the team […]
Tailwheel is a rare find and excellent acquisition Read More »
Where will The People’s Mosquito be based? It’s a question that frequently arises on and offline – from both our supporters and the wider aviation community – where will The People’s Mosquito be based when she’s operational? The board has, in fact, been discussing widespread online speculation on the topic this week. In light of
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Want to meet the team? As the 2017 airshow season draws to a close, there are still a couple of opportunities to come along to The People’s Mosquito stand and meet some of our board members as well as see our outstanding volunteers in action. Scampton Airshow 9-10 September The inaugural Scampton Airshow, at the
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As we approach the first anniversary of the club, we are excited to announce our inaugural Club Members Day to be held at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, the home of Lancaster ‘Just Jane’, on Saturday 20th May. This event is also open to non-members so you can bring your family, friends or help us to
NEW EVENT – The People’s Mosquito Club Members Day – 20th May Read More »
Want to help? Love the Mosquito and have some time? For 2017 we have the following volunteer openings: Merchandising Officer – supporting the sourcing & fulfilment of TPM merchandise products Website Editor – if you have some skills with web pages and in particular WordPress we would like your support ‘SocMed’ Editor – supporting our
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We are pleased to announce that The People’s Mosquito Club last week passed the 500th Club Membership number! The lucky member won our stunning 2017 Calendar as a small token in recognition of this. We are pleased to say the Club has grown steadily during the ‘off-season’ and contributes immensely to the project, so a
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Out now the latest journal issued free to all Club Members – to get hold of this exclusive publication, then all you need to do is join the Club – www.peoplesmosquitoclub.org.uk Membership starts at just £25 for one year and we also offer a lifetime membership for £275. If you are already member you can
The People’s Mosquito Club Journal – Issue 2 January 2017 Read More »
Our good friends AVSPECS in New Zealand have recently starting engine & taxi runs with Mosquito T.III TV959. As we share this youtube clip she may be close to first post restoration flight! You will observe she is carrying a NZ CAA code for the test flying and also an all over silver finish with
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World renowned naval aviator and test pilot, and Patron of The People’s Mosquito, Capt. Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, talked to Josette Lesser at Farnborough International Airshow in 2014 about his life and experiences. Reproduced by kind permission of Josette Lesser. You may be interested in watching our video interviews with Capt. Brown on the first carrier
Capt. Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown talks to Josette Lesser at FIA 2014 Read More »
The People’s Mosquito enjoys friendly relations with many Service units and their Associations. Two cases in point would be No 81 Squadron Association – an Affiliate of TPM and the holder of the proud record of having performed the last operational sortie by a Mosquito in RAF service – and No 656 Squadron, Army Air
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