{"id":12427,"date":"2024-02-19T08:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T22:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/?p=87797"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T22:13:48","slug":"mosquito-confirmed-at-warbirds-over-wanaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=12427","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito Confirmed At Warbirds Over Wanaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, February 19, 2024, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow announced that one of the world&#x2019;s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft will take part in its Easter 2024 airshow. The <a href=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/warbird-restorations\/avspecs-latest-de-havilland-mosquito-project-report.html\"  rel=\"noopener\">ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NZ2308<\/a> is weeks away from the end of a fifteen-year restoration in Auckland and the American owners have generously agreed to allow the aircraft to fly at the Southern Hemisphere&#x2019;s largest Warbirds airshow before it is dismantled and shipped to its new home in the US.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83133\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-83133\" src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1510780mw.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosquito NZ2308 under rebuild with Avspecs of Armdore, New Zealand. [photo by Dave Homewood]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warbirds Over Wanaka General Manager Ed Taylor said: <em>&#8220;Securing the Mosquito is the &#x2018;icing on the cake&#x2019; for airshow organizers. We already had an amazing lineup for our first airshow in six years but now it&#x2019;s gone next level with confirmation that we are to have a Mosquito on the flight line&#x201D;.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-107\">\n                <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9048202479633305\"\n                crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n                <!-- VAN --><br \/>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                    style=\"display:block\"\n                    data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9048202479633305\"\n                    data-ad-slot=\"9867299461\"\n                    data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n                    data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n                <script>\n                    (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Mosquito was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boeing.com.au\/resources\/en-au\/pdf\/RAAF-100-Years\/Mosquito-PC.pdf\">de Havilland Australia<\/a> at Bankstown, Sydney, Australia, for the Royal Australian Air Force. Originally planned to become an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aussiemossie.asn.au\/index_files\/Page1476.htm\">FB.40<\/a> fighter-bomber version (essentially the Australian-built equivalent of the very successful FB.VI) it was given the RAAF serial number A52-20. However, the decision was made to convert a batch of partly constructed FB.40s to dual control trainer status, and this aircraft was converted to a Mosquito T.43 while still on the production line. At that point it was renumbered with a new RAAF serial, A52-1054.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ed Taylor continued <em>&#8220;The news does come with a caveat. Warren Denholm and his team at Avspecs are confident they will have the Mossie flying in time but there is always the possibility that there may be a last-minute problem which prevents that.&#x201D;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87799\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-87799\" src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An overview of the Mosquito in the Avspecs hangar.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An overview of the Mosquito in the Avspecs hangar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the fourth Mosquito restored by Avspecs and Warren has told airshow organizers his team has committed to doing &#x201C;everything within their power&#x201D; to complete the job on time. All four aircraft have been built for American customers. The only other airworthy Mosquito in the world is in Canada.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87804\" style=\"width: 921px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-87804\" src=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2308-flying-with-75-Squadron-in-the-early-1950s-921x1024.jpg\" alt=\"NZ2308 flying with 75 Squadron in the early 1950s\" width=\"921\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2308-flying-with-75-Squadron-in-the-early-1950s-921x1024.jpg 921w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2308-flying-with-75-Squadron-in-the-early-1950s-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2308-flying-with-75-Squadron-in-the-early-1950s-768x854.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vintageaviationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NZ2308-flying-with-75-Squadron-in-the-early-1950s.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NZ2308 flying with 75 Squadron in the early 1950s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aircraft will be test-flown at Ardmore and then displayed at Wanaka by accomplished American pilot Steve Hinton. Steve, a former Reno Air Race champion, has flown numerous Warbird types, including the last Mosquito from the Avspec&#x2019;s workshop, and is currently President of the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino in California.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information about the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, February 19, 2024, Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow announced that one of the world\u2019s most iconic WWII fighter-bomber aircraft will take part in its Easter 2024 airshow. 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