Gaining Altitude - Flying a De Havilland Mosquito

[@richardgrimes4440]

Even today, a truly beautiful and graceful aircraft. May the remaining ones fly on forever.

[@janetward5449]

If there's anything guaranteed to bring me up in goosebumps, it's the sound of a pair of Merlin's throttling up. Long live the DH Mosquito 😍

[@martinbell3175]

Nice that it was flying in Canada. My 102 year old father RAF Fl/Lt Colin Bell DFC flew a Canadian built DH Mosquito Mk25 Bomber similar to this with Packard Merlins. He and his Canadian navigator RCAF Doug Redmond DFC were stationed at RAF Downham Market, Norfolk , England in 1944/5 and flew 50 missions over Nazi Germany, 13 of them over heavily defended Berlin where they were pursued by a radar equipped 4 cannon Me 262 Swallow night fighter. You can see him flying in a San Antonio based Mosquito FB 4 years ago in a Lewis Air Legends You Tube but the Mosquito in this video is the version he flew almost 80 years ago. Prior to that he was a USAAC T6 advanced flying instructor at Napier Field, Dothan AL

[@douglasstreet7304]

As a yank, BRAVO England. What an aircraft. Wish I owned one.

[@theenglishman9596]

Such a clean and spacious cockpit and a great clock layout, it must be one of the best layouts of all WW2 planes, beautiful.

[@MarsFKA]

Um...actually, the cockpit s very cramped. Long ago I sat in one - it was a wreck parked under a hedge and used as a hen house, so I got pretty crappy and feathery. With two in there the navigator had to sit slightly behind the pilot to give both some elbow room.

[@timransby1774]

Yeah …. Nah … watch the video in which Keith Skilling describes it as an ergonomic slum

[@richaroodledoodle]

I think it was the best all around aircraft of ww2. Certainly the most thought out, functional, handcrafted, and most beautiful.

[@eddiepattisonhogg9917]

I wonder if the Yanks believe that, the war would have been much easier for them if they had of.

[@Kneedragon1962]

Awesome. One of the best and most important aeroplanes of the war. About the time it was really becoming operational, they had the idea to make a 75% scale model, same engines, supercritical wing section, and a very narrow fuselage. One seat, lots of guns packed around the pilot. It was called the Hornet, and became operational about the end of the war. Like many other rather wonderful late war fighters, it got overtaken by jets. It was an absolute jem to fly, fast, beautiful handling, as agile as a single...

[@jakhaughton1800]

Two merlins! A beautiful sound and on my favourite aircraft.

[@bryanhair1835]

I met Steve Hinton at Duxford in 2007, great guy very polite and one of the best WW11 pilots around, not sure if there are WW11 planes he cant fly, great aircraft and even better that the prototype is still alive and kicking too, not many know the prototype and leading edge flaps which they uncovered many years later when they were recovering it, pity not more flying, lets hope they build a few more

[@NickNZ]

Their is a company that will build a Mosquito to order, their facility always seems to has one in build for export to a customer. They are based at Ardmore, here in NZ

[@andrewwaterman9240]

I knew a fellow who flew B-17's with the 8th Air Force. During the war he and some of the other pilots were taken to be checked out in the Mosquito. To my great surprise, he said he didn't enjoy the experience. After flying the, relatively, lumbering B-17, he couldn't get used to the Mosquito' s speed, particularly on landing. Things just happened too quickly for his taste.

[@davidmarshall1259]

no mate, it's called horses for courses. he just wasn't cut out for flying thoroughbreds. he found his niche in bombers. nothing wrong with that.

[@ykdickybill]

That was fantastic ! Might not be in Blighty but at least she’s being looked after. The cockpit looked in beautiful condition and is obviously someone’s pride and joy 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺

[@davemacmurchie6982]

That one's a total rebuild - there's a complete documentary called Gaining Altitude that shows the entire story.

[@stephenp.farrelly2296]

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AEROPLANE EVER. ( I wish ... I could ..... I can only imagine sitting up there between those engines - with the noise and the view AND knowing that I HAD BEEN THERE, DONE THAT)

[@K.Straughan]

The Mozzy and The Hurri, most beautiful planes of the RAF.

[@jbninjah1776]

A nice day for flying out of Victoria BC. Beautiful aeroplane. Thank you gentlemen.

[@aspensplace3293]

Nice flight pilot. Smooth. Thank you for the FPV ride.

[@Will_CH1]

Wow, What a great video. The view from the cockpit gives a hint of the power of the engines. I see why the crews loved it so much. Thank you

[@DLWELD]

A nice flight out of Victoria, B.C.

[@overbank56]

Thanks for the ride along

[@davidmarshall1259]

i have to admit that it breaks my heart that we dont even have one flying example here in the UK...... we have the parts and expertise to build several i would think but maybe it's just the cost? who knows.

[@ykdickybill]

Leonard Cheshire will be turning in his grave !

[@turkey0165]

I say unto you and your fellow countrymen do what they did at Paine Field Everett get the plans and build what they did at Paine Field Everett, Wash. (Messerschmitt M-262 )get the plans and build a brand new one full-size and complete! “There’s nothing that can’t be done with the right people and the dedication” ! 👍

[@samrodian919]

@@turkey0165 you forgot one thing sir........MONEY!

[@turkey0165]

I say to you Mr. Rhodian that if Britain did not have a socialist government, Free healthcare other welfare etc.! Certain British citizens would have all the money they need to do projects like that as in the United States! 🇬🇧

[@nrosko]

@@turkey0165 socialist government haha.

[@bepolite6961]

Oh my. Just listen to those beauties humming!

[@drcurv]

Simply wonderful! Thanks so much for uploading this video. Extremely lucky middle-aged guys having a lot of fun - how I wish I had been up there with them.

[@socrates2890]

I can't even imagine what a thrill it would be to pilot this magnificent airplane!!!🤩

[@chriscoleman6466]

I would LOVE to have a little trip in that beauty

[@williamstilgoe61]

And now, September 2021 the DCS world flight simulator has an amazing study level mossie we can all try out. It’s been one of my favourite aircraft since I was a kid in the 60’s, now I get to fly it.

[@walterbriggs272]

Wonderful flight, thank you! So how far does it take to achieve rotation speed? Do you use partial flaps, and by converse, landing speeds, etc?

[@joevanseeters2873]

I never saw a Mosquito with a yoke like that. Is that a later model bird or was it modified? I always thought they had that half stick/half yoke type of configuration on the stick. Stive Hinton is a legend in the WWII warbirds community. What a lucky man to have such an incredible job!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Fantastic plane and vid! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands!

[@eggnogfrog]

Thank you for this. Such and amazing aircraft. The Skeeter was one of a kind.

[@joefrawley5295]

How could I be more jealous. I've always wanted to meet you Mr. Hinton as I have followed your career and am a big fan.

[@edgaraquino2324]

One of my favorite aircraft...I prefer to fly with a yoke than a stick...my favorite configuration, the f-b, uses a stick, unfortunately...I would think there would be better control with the yoke...so my second choice would be photo-recon...pristine cockpit...good video, thanks!

[@Sailor426]

Stick and rudder man myself .

[@jonathanpoole5316]

They had a flight simulator at the Imperial War Museum programmed for the genuine footage of Operation Jericho being shown and they were generally I think around 80-100ft nearly all the way it was unbelievable and truly inspiring to see how far the RAF had developed such mind boggling skills. In the 70s if you were driving in the Vale of York once in a while you would get buzzed by a Buccaneer and they were close enough to see the rivets. The Buccaneer was a really really impressive bit of kit, not the fastest but you had to see it to believe it, the first time was usually a bit of a shock. The wooden wonder though, has a panache all of its own. Great video thanks.

[@garethessex]

On a nice warm summer day in the 1970s I was on the top deck of a North Sea ferry when a FAA Buccaneer buzzed the ship at masthead height. It was quite exciting!

[@paulluce2557]

During the first gulf war, I am led to believe that the RAF used Buccaneers to carry the laser targeting system for the guided weapons carried by Tornadoes.

[@darongardner8050]

It would be good to see a Mossie fly again from Lasham Hampshire,thank you.

[@lambdacalculus8316]

In four weeks, I will have a Mosquito in DCS, reaching for the skies. Such a legend!

[@briansell8427]

Steve Hinton is the Bob Hoover of our time. This guy could fly a frying pan.

[@warplanner8852]

A very interesting aircraft and surprisingly roomy for a two-man crew with a potential payload of 4,000 pounds in an interior bomb bay. They must have been "fun" to fly during the war.

[@jwaustinmunguy]

More interestingly, they were used to mark targets for the main bomber force and radar-equipped models scoured Germany looking for night-fighters. My father owed his career in the RCAF to his wartime training to operate the Air Intercept radar in the Mozzie. They put him through the University of Toronto and he graduated in early 1949, just at the start of the Cold War.

[@MarsFKA]

@soaringtractor And yet they carried them.

[@theenglishman9596]

RR engines they fire up first time instantly compared to American engines which take an age to start up and run erratically.

[@Slaktrax]

@The Englishman. Assuming you are not a troll and that you might have had a decent education: Your statement is absolute nonsense. It's biased and narrow minded idiots like you that cause misunderstanding and myths to appear with no source, no evidence and no authority to back up this drivel you've decided to write for some petty minded reason.

[@thebeardedone1381]

@@Slaktrax no troll here, didn’t the US use and make under license certain Merlin engines ?

[@karlaiken6152]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@milwaukeegregg]

Excellent hi quality video! I feel like I am with you!

[@kennethmorrison7689]

Spitfire 1 Merlin! Mosquito 2 Merlin's!! Lancaster 3 Merlin's!!! Beautifull!!!!

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

I love the Mozzy.

[@gjswilson]

Runway 09 YYJ (Victoria Int Airport)

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

I've got a bit of plywood in the shed Don't suppose I could borrow the molds for a while ! )

[@F-14_Jockey]

Beautiful aircraft - I hope the cockpit framing I'm looking at isn't finished in USA zinc chromate? BTW, modern headgear in a WWII aircraft looks silly... sorry.

[@allgood6760]

Nice one mate! 👍✈️🇳🇿

[@bobkohl6779]

Steve Hinton pilot and a very talented pilot. If this is KA 114, it's based at Virginia Beach.

[@pmullins1495]

What was the Mosquitos performance & service ceilings ??

[@alanholloway1264]

Look it up

[@allendayton9559]

Such a classic.............

[@YourHomeTorontoRealEstate]

This is really my favourite Channel! Thanks for your nice Videos, it is very enlightening, Waiting for your latest update. De Havilland 'Mossie' Park

[@robertdundas4593]

Great job steve!

[@sailormanoyster1849]

Thode merlkns slund sweet 👏😁

[@mirimar69]

Whats the approach speed on final?

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

Proper handlebars on this one.

[@GuitarGuys7299]

Very cool!

[@Whisky_Four-Three]

what a sweet plane

[@ouiroc]

Beautiful fast and deadly

[@richardstevens8931]

Stunning!

[@myZisfantastic]

Who dislike this video dislike aviation!

[@magnificentmuttley2084]

Following on from comments already made here - and in no way insulting the pilot in this video - but it is a bit upsetting that he speaks with a North American accent and not a British one. It will always be my favourite BRITISH WWII aircraft, even above a Spitfire. It had style, speed and great ability. It was the first real multi-role military aircraft.

[@paulgerald7682]

The bomber variant of this fabulous aircraft . Most have been the fighter variant of beautiful lady . The "Wooden Wonder " . 🇨🇦👍✌️❤️🇨🇦😍👍✌️.

[@MrPowerup2010]

Wow ! Steven Hinton !!

[@Captbilly1000]

Amazing block of wood.

[@johncrispin2118]

Thanks fellas, green with envy no mossies in the uk its birthplace . Just fabulous keep it up kiwis.

Wonderful air plain and Totally BAD ASS..

[@slammerf16]

Just a nerdy detail, but I was scanning the instruments and comparing with the DCS Mosquito module. at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ27cp5ni5itidk the flaps indicator moves anticlockwise, but in DCS it moves clockwise as the flaps come down and indicates the degrees of flap. Is this a difference between the FB VI and the bomber versions? Anyway, and more importantly, thank you for flying such a stunning aircraft and putting video up for the rest of us to enjoy. Maybe I'll see it in the wood one day.. but Best Wishes.

[@sebywest3736]

exellent,nice aicraft end flight,pilot

[@MichaelSmith-nd4rr]

Kiwis are the best aviation restorers in the world

[@davemacmurchie6982]

Victoria Air Maintenance, who rebuilt this one, might differ!

[@davemacmurchie6982]

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[@julianmaba]

Such an inspiring sound, those engines, much nicer than aircooled radials! So fast that they did not bother putting guns on it for protection it could outrun everything until the Germans came out with the Jet fighter.

[@falconeaterf15]

soaringtractor The only person confused here is you so piss off!

[@lawrencespies8674]

Several Mossie variants could reach over 400 mph...The NF Mk 30 was a high-altitude version, powered by two 1,710 hp (1,280 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 76s. The NF Mk 30 had a maximum speed of 424 mph (682 km/h) at 26,500 ft, The The B.35 had a maximum speed of 422 mph (679 km/h), a cruising speed of 276 mph (444 km/h), ceiling of 42,000 ft (13,000 m), a range of 1,750 nmi (3,240 km), and a climb rate of 2,700 ft per minute. PR Mk VIII, was a photo-reconnaissance version. Five VIIIs were converted from B Mk IVs and became the first operational Mosquito version to be powered by two-stage, two-speed supercharged engines, using 1,565 hp (1,167 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 engines in place of Merlin 21/22s. The first PR Mk VIII, DK324 first flew on 20 October 1942. The PR Mk VIII had a maximum speed of 436 mph (702 km/h), an economical cruise speed of 295 mph (475 km/h) at 20,000 ft, and 350 mph (560 km/h) at 30,000 ft,[116] a ceiling of 38,000 ft (12,000 m), a range of 2,550 nmi (4,720 km), and a climb rate of 2,500 ft per minute (760 m). That's just a few.

[@renatarachon8003]

The emphasis is more that a PR Mossie's speed when at high-altitude has very few planes that can close on it to shoot it down. By the time it is detected and something sent in pursuit, that pursuer needs to be doing something quite special to get close up before the Mossie is home or the pursuer low on fuel. All PR aircraft hope for this ideal quick-in-quick-out approach. While the Germans had similar or faster planes, it took a while for the Germans to come up with something *fast enough* at that altitude to catch it by which time Spitfires, Mustangs and others were used. As with nearly all the sparrings in these comments, it is not just a game of Top Trump cards of who's got the biggest but the biggest in what context and how it's used. Soaringtractor does have plenty of correct facts but, like many other commentators, one bit is missing, emphasised or used in the wrong context and the judgement of the issue is no longer so clear cut. And one thing that is certainly causing misunderstanding is how British English and American English is proving to be not understood clearly by both the parties.

[@pcka12]

Renata Rachon and that same set of logic is where the Hawker Typhoon and its successors come in, the Brute force of the Napier Sabre (that little known engine) allowed it to overhaul and shoot down the ‘nuisance raiders’ on a regular basis.

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Don't think it is the only flying mosquito still flying as Duxford has one and there are 4 all together

[@rbonotto]

Same engines as Spitfire ?

[@livelifesurvive6375]

1:41 the gear up lever dropped by itself!!! Anyone saw that? Why?

[@thegreatdominion949]

I assume the position the lever fell into is the neutral setting for the undercarriage which it would return to (or the pilot would return it to) after the gear are fully retracted or fully deployed. This was pretty common in British aircraft of the time, the flap control lever also having a neutral position in some cases.

[@kellyreim6627]

Live Life Survive piper Apache does the same when gear reaches it’s retracted position the lever returns to neutral.

[@JohnVHRC]

Looks like Hinton, so this must be the one they just finished in Canada from Abbotsford?

[@AprildButler]

+JohnVH541 Yes it is! VR796

[@TomasAWalker53]

@@AprildButler Not to split hairs but it was Victoria Int'l -CYYJ where it was rebuilt/built. There is a documentary out there but can't remember the name just now.

[@aprilfaget2843]

@@TomasAWalker53 Lol I did the documentary "Gaining Altitude - A Mosquito Reborn" following the restoration in Victoria.

[@CXWTFKR]

Interesante el T-28 Trojan es Armada Uruguaya, con otro esquema de camuflaje.

[@dlkline27]

Steve Hinton at the controls. Is there anything that guy can't fly?

[@gunsaway1]

Magnificent

[@gtrman9706]

Wonderful !

[@bruceburns1672]

The most brilliant aircraft of ww2 bar non , yes the jets came along but were still experimental .

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

*Yes, the use of Wood as a Strategic material was brilliant*

[@MajSolo]

So .... how much of the plane needed to be replaced to make it airworthy? How much of the original plane is left? wingspars? I wonder .....

[@36tornado36]

Yes!!

[@mothmagic1]

Lancaster one trip to Berlin in a night and spread 14000 lbs of bombs somewhere in the vicinity of the target - maybe. Mosquito two trips with 4000 lbs each trip and put it all right in the front door. One mosquito could do more damage than a Squadron of heavies.

[@kellyreim6627]

ian currill a nazi,’s greatest nightmare was to look out his office window and see a mosquito diving in with it’s bay’s open.

[@falconeaterf15]

Always liked the bomber version best.

[@coflyer2949]

what type of pilots license is required to fly this aircraft?

[@rescue270]

Drake Robichaud For the US, minimum licensing requirements for a Mosquito would be Private Pilot, high-performance and complex aircraft endorsements, multi-engine rating, and type rating for the particular type of aircraft since it's maximum gross takeoff weight is in excess of 12,500 lbs. The last requirement would be the hardest to obtain because very, very few flight instructors and examiners hold Mosquito type ratings and there are even fewer Mosquitos in which to take a check ride with an examiner for the type rating. Being that the airplane is so rare and would be experimental/exhibition only might help in getting through the type rating issue by means of a waiver or something like that.

[@operator6471]

Disturbing to learn more were lost in take off and landing than in action. Fantastic plane though.

[@marktaniguchi7901]

That is so cool.

[@marcconyard5024]

I saw a clip of the fatal crash in the UK of a Mosquito and the commentator mentioned that an engine stalled during a maneuver that caused a float in one of the carburetors to allow flooding of the engine. I'm not wishing to be harsh on the poor blighters that died but I can't help wondering why the pilot wouldn't have been aware of the risk of such a maneuver in an aircraft where this is a real danger? It seems incredible that the British industry didn't adapt their aero engines with direct injection systems as did Daimler Benz and Junkers where negative G maneuvers were made without a problem.

[@pcka12]

Marc Conyard they did adapt the carburettors (a female engineer did it) it seems someone had forgotten over the years

[@yahatinda]

A Mosquito of carbon fibre,with heat treated titainiumlanding gear would be a nifty aerobatic fun plane for the financially gifted. Its less than 600 miles to Berlin from London. A Viscount did it in about 2 hours.

[@donaldellis3609]

How about 4😊

[@whitetiger2048]

i love the Mosquito

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

*That looks like STEVE HINTON Sr.*

[@sabercruiser.7053]

1trillion time thnkfull

[@Bluenose352]

Up for sale......

[@sshannon1948]

I am guessing that the fact that the propellers appear to be curved when they are rotating is an optical illusion?

[@ampthilluk]

+WA5CVI Yes

[@sigmaoctantis_nz]

+WA5CVI It's because of the rolling shutter in the camera.

[@maunten66]

SI ! solo ilusion optica.

[@Sandhoeflyerhome]

It is not expensive to overhaul or replace a slow AH. So why not do it you may need it one day !

[@Daehawk]

SO strange how the canopy distorts the props. The right appears skinny and bent and the left fat and slow.

[@garethessex]

That's caused by rolling shutter effects.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Room in the nose for a passenger?

[@bruceburns1672]

I really do not understand why they didn't at least try to stick the jet engines from the Gloster Meteor on them and see what eventuated , any answers anybody .

[@aidanrocks13able]

Bruce Burns jet engines are hot, wood doesnt like hot things too much :P

[@rescue270]

Bruce Burns Hermann Göring loved the Mosquito. He once said "I turn all shades of yellow and green with envy when I see a Mosquito! The Tommies have a beautiful wooden airplane that every piano factory over there is building!" Something that was inadvertently discovered largely because of the Mosquito was stealth technology. German radar operators had a hard time picking up Mosquitos on their screens because the wooden airframes gave only a very faint signature. The propellers were about the only thing the radar might pick up on at all. Determined to find a way to get through the superior British radar, the Luftwaffe used this knowledge to actually try having wooden bombers constructed using jet engines- no propellers. Several different prototypes were constructed, including the Horton Flying Wing. Constructed entirely of wood, with radar-absorbing black paint over fabric as an added advantage, this tailless wooden jet airplane probably could have eluded radar at least until a point at which when detection did occur it would be too late for the defenders to do anything. The only surviving prototype is stored at the Smithsonian. I have actually seen it but it is stored in the restoration facility and cannot be approached at all.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

aidanrocks13able __ They (DH) made the Vampire later on. Wooden aircraft, jet powered, twin boom.

[@ArcheanCanadian1983]

Where was this filmed??

[@ArcheanCanadian1983]

+Michael Lancaster DANG IT!! The mosquito is proving to be the white whale for my Dad and I. We keep trying to see it fly but have been just missing. Thanks Michael.

[@AprildButler]

+craig tibbits It was filmed in Victoria, BC Canada

[@ArcheanCanadian1983]

+April Butler Thanks April. 😃👍🏻

[@uberme163]

+April Butler OK. That explains why he's wearing white gloves.

[@rosewhite---]

Merlins sizzle,

[@stationmanager9325]

Can never work out why these War birds have to fly with gloves?

[@MavAuto-Pete]

It's British at its best we ruled the skies in the 40s and 50s then went pear shaped

[@katerinakemp5701]

Is this the De Haviland that was built from scratch in NZ. Lol kiwi No8 wire we can do it or not. Kiwis dont know a cant do that lol, the more you tell a kiwi you cant do that we point out of course you can do, this is what you call a kiwi can do it lol.