1944 Aussie-made wooden "Mosquito"...

Author Message   Dave Nosek Intermediate Member Username: Waterman15 Post Number: 61 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 134.215.253.245 Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 04:00 am:    Amazing how inovative people were and yet some these days think ours and our parents generation are hopelessly inept. Thanks for the link Cherry. Was very intresting to watch.   Danny Hamilton Senior Member Username: Dannyhamilton Post Number: 619 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 68.230.167.111 Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 02:45 am:    Very interesting, Cherry. I had no idea the Mosquitoes were made of WOOD! Thanks for the link.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6460 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 09:58 pm:    Here's the link to a newsreel clip from 1944 about the construction (all wood) and prowess (top speed more than 400 mph, can maneuver and even land safely on only one engine if necessary) of the 2-engine fighter-bomber "Mosquito" aircraft manufactured by Haviland in Australia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmm37mUJiW4 I never cease to marvel at the people who won WWII and the ways in which they did it.