Only one gel, Andrew, and she had hairy legs (what's wrong with that?
I hear some of you say :-)). I was fussy when I was young ...
I don't think that there are any Mossies left flying. They're made
of wood and so less durable than the metal aircraft, perhaps. They
were also remarkably difficult to land, I gather, owing to their high
approach speed.
Chris
On 30 Apr 2007, at 22:11, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> That's a noble looking pile. Did they have the gels there when you
> were a lad?
> And you get to brag when you fly a Mossie! :-)
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 01/05/2007, at 6:07 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> No, I went on an Easter Retreat at my old school (www.downside.co.uk)
>> but it turned out more of a reunion than a retreat. Anyway, I set
>> vacation and felt so chilled on my return from the retreat that I
>> decided to do less reading of emails ...
>>
>> ... and I flew a Harvard on Saturday, an aircraft that my father
>> would have trained on prior to flying Mosquitoes in action. More on
>> that later as it was for a photoshoot and I'll post the results when
>> I can.
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