Between June 1943 and May 1945, one Mosquito B. Mk. IX emerged on VE Day as the  survivor of 213 sorties over occupied Europe: more operations than any other allied bomber during the Second World War. A celebrity in her own right LR503, or F for Freddie as she became affectionately known, served with distinction […]
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PRESS RELEASE Issued: 13th September 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This week, as some observers will have noted, saw the launch of a new charitable trust, under the guise of The Mosquito Pathfinder Trust. This new entity aims to restore an airworthy de Havilland Mosquito to the skies over Britain and states it will be made
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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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The People’s Mosquito board members and committed volunteers are in action this weekend for Dunsfold Wings and Wheels on 26th & 27th August. The sun was shining on Saturday as the team met members of the public, resulting in a successful fundraising day. If you’re planning a trip on Sunday, be sure to visit The
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Our own Director of Operations, Wg Cdr (Retd) Bill Ramsey was recently interviewed on BFBS Radio about The People’s Mosquito. You can listen to the interview and hear Bill explaining how the original idea was born and give some details about the history of RL249 and the future aims of TPM.
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As with previous years members of the team and volunteers are hoping to attend a number of airshows during 2017. It’s chocks away next weekend!! Sunday May 7th – Shuttleworth Season Premier Airshow, Old Warden. TPM’s first show of the season and our first visit to Old Warden.  For further details and tickets, visit
The Airshow season is upon us again – Dates for your diary 2017. Read More »
John Lilley and Bill Ramsey recently attended the Lincolnshire’s Lancaster Association’s AGM and were delighted to be asked to give a presentation on The Peoples Mosquito. They talked about the progress to date with the project and explained the future plans as we move forward. They were given a warm welcome by those present, were asked
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A big thank you to everyone who donated to the Wing Rib Appeal and helped achieve the £50k target. The wing ribs have now been cut and made by Aerowood Ltd of New Zealand and purchased by TPM. At the launch of the appeal donors were entered in the TPM Grand Launch Draw, with a chance
THANK YOU – Wing Ribs Fundraising Target Achieved. 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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