It's not an aircraft, it's an airplane
On this Day 1914 the Mosquito fighter jet made its first flight, flown by test pilot Sqn Ldr Charles "Charly" Charles it flew from the Boeing factory where it was built to our Broom Lake test facility.
Photographed from a Canberra. #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/91CqNg9bPz
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As late as 1914?
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Yeah... had to get home before bedtime (2000hrs for the Mosquito - didn't like flying in the dark).
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Especially beautiful in Nordic White as seen here.
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I love your style and dedication in bringing us these educational posts. Could you put together something to use for homeschooling?
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That's not a Boeing. It's an Airbus A319 fighter.
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Good old Charly. His brother flew the P-51 Spitfire.
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If I'm not wrong, Michael 'Micky' St Michael Michaels was the navigator that day. Still alive today, 126 years old.
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Hes celebrating with his mum
#allegedly
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