Our deepest condolences to all those affected by yesterday’s terrible events at Shoreham Airshow. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured and remain in hospital. We will only know the full details of the incident involving Hawker Hunter WV327 once the AAIB has done its […]
In April 2015 we spoke to our Patron, the late Capt. Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, about the first carrier deck landing, in March 1944, of a De Havilland Mosquito: the first British twin-engine aircraft, and the heaviest, to have been landed on a deck at that time. Capt. Brown also stressed the importance of the Mosquito to
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We’re excited to announce some dates for events this summer at which the TPM stand will be present. We hope we can get to meet you at one of these. At each event there will be at least one or two of us from the team –  and in some cases more – to answer any of
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Richard (Dick) Whittingham spent all his working life at de Havilland, starting as an apprentice in 1935 and finishing up as a senior production engineer. He retired in 1985, having spent 50 years with the company. Dick’s wartime diaries, adapted by his nephew Roger Coasby, have been serialised previously on this site, and you can read the
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From the diary of Germany’s Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Josef Goebbels, March 13th 1945: “This evening’s Mosquito raid was particularly disastrous for me because our Ministry was hit. The whole lovely building on the Wilhelmstrasse was totally destroyed by a bomb.  The throne-room, the Blue Gallery and my newly rebuilt theatre hall are nothing but
OTD – Josef Goebbels' Diary – 13th March 1945 Read More »
The UK Plan to Restore RL249 to Flight http://themanshed.cc/mosquito-people-uk/ This article first appeared on The Man Shed website in February 2015.
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Here’s news of our latest TPM store promotion. From 17th – 19th March when you check out with 5 products you will only pay for 4. The least expensive product is free*. Visit our online store bit.ly/TPMShop and use code BUY5PAY4 at the checkout. Our profits from sales go directly to The People’s Mosquito fund. So remember, every little helps. Happy
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Richard (Dick) Whittingham spent all his working life at de Havilland, starting as an apprentice in 1935 and finishing up as a senior production engineer. Dick’s wartime diaries, adapted by his nephew Roger Coasby, have been serialised previously on this site, and you can read those previous instalments here. This is the first part of the postscript
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Richard (Dick) Whittingham spent all his working life at de Havilland, starting as an apprentice in 1935 and finishing up as a senior production engineer. This is the seventh and final extract from Dick’s wartime diaries, adapted by his nephew Roger Coasby, and it gives a personal insight into those exciting days at Hatfield in
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Here’s news of our latest TPM store promotion. From 29th January – 2nd February you can get free delivery of all orders over £30* at our online store bit.ly/TPMShop – use code ALL4LOVE at the checkout. Our profits from sales go directly to The People’s Mosquito fund. So remember, every little helps. Happy shopping! And Happy Valentine’s Day!
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