Mosquito Aircraft Museum

The Mosquito Aircraft Museum is a small volunteer run aviation museum in the English county of Hertfordshire, just north of Greater London. The collection is based around the definitive prototype and restoration shops for the De Havilland Mosquito and also includes several examples of the De Havilland Vampire - the third operational jet aircraft in the world.

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English - Hertfordshire - Greater - London - De Havilland Mosquito - De Havilland Vampire

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The De Havilland Vampire first flew some six months after the Gloster Meteor, which itself came into service only a few weeks after the Messerschmitt Me 262. The De Havilland Vampire however have significantly better reliability, engine service life and a higher ceiling than the Messerschmitt Me 262. The collection also has both a complete De Havilland Comet the world's first Jet Airliner and an excellent original hands-on static simulator for the De Havilland Comet. Also in the collection are unique prototypes including an early tricycle undercarriage autogyro design, Mosquito 'earthquake bombs', and the tremendously powerful fully automatic Molins Gun from the Tsetse Mosquito.

Related Topics:
De Havilland Vampire - Gloster Meteor - Messerschmitt Me 262 - De Havilland Comet - Autogyro - Earthquake bombs

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