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coldaffyduck · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:56 pm

Thanks for the picture Jack, to me that makes the Mossie that much better of an airplane. Now after that comment I need to go dig a bunker in the back yard for the incoming salvo's.

Canso42 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:38 pm

Hmmm, As I duck behind my desk, the round engine Mossie doesnt' look too bad, if you dont think too hard on what it is...... Looks like bigger cleaned up Beaufighter.

Anybody else got pix of crossbreed aircraft?

Canso42.

Mark_Pilkington · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:50 pm

marine air wrote:

Ah yes, the IAe'.24 "Calquin" A copy of the Mosquito built starting in 1946 in Argentina. Merlins were not available so they used Pratt and Whitney R-1830's of 1,050 hp. each. Max speed was only 273mph. It was used primartily for the ground atack role. 200 built and of course there aren't any left except for maybe one or two in national museums.

Thanks Jack for posting that, I wasnt aware of this aircraft type and would be interested in knowing if "there aren't any left except for maybe one or two in national museums" - anyone know?

Regards

Mark Pilkington

JDK · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:56 pm

I believe, without checking, there's one preserved outside in an Argentinean museum.

Looks like I was wrong - none.

Interesting thread here:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/post-w ... -8348.html

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