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Wed, Aug 12, 2015

U.K. Museum Wins Grant To Restore Prototype Mosquito Bomber

Heritage Lottery Fund To Provide Over $63,000 For The Project

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has received £41,000 ($63,850) from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to complete the restoration of the de Havilland Mosquito Prototype fighter-bomber.

The four-year project ensures the survival of this historic Second World War “wooden wonder” and has been carried out by volunteers at the museum at Salisbury Hall, London Colney.

“Ensuring the conservation and restoration of the whole range of de Havilland aircraft and preserving the heritage of this Hatfield-based aircraft design and manufacturing company is the central theme of the museum,” said Mike Nevin, marketing director.

“We are therefore grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for its support for our Mosquito project.”

The project has seen the aircraft totally disassembled, attention paid to areas of the wooden fuselage, wings and tail plane, and it is now being reassembled in preparation for the 75th anniversary on November 25th this year of its maiden flight from de Havilland’s Hatfield airfield.

It is one of three Mosquitoes on display at the museum where in 1939 the type was both designed and a number of prototypes built in specially constructed hangars there. The one at the museum, W4050, was the first one built and the first to take to the sky.

The Heritage Lottery Fund support will also help improve the interpretation of the Mosquito project to all age groups.

“The Mosquito aircraft represents a milestone in Britain’s aviation history and is of national significance," said Robyn Llewellyn, Head of HLF East of England. "Thanks to National Lottery players we’re pleased to support the restoration of this historic ‘wooden wonder’, particularly in this anniversary year, to secure its future and share its incredible story with an even wider audience.”

(Image provided by the de Havilland Aircraft Museum)

FMI: http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/

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