Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Greatest Plane of WWII?

It was certainly the most unlikely.



Certainly it drove Hermann Goering to distraction:
It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminum better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I’m going to buy a British radio set – then at least I’ll own something that has always worked.

– as cited in “Pathfinder Aircraft” published by the RAF
I wonder if he had a British radio in his cell after the war?

7 comments:

drjim said...

Wonderful aircraft. One of my all time faves.

RabidAlien said...

The Mossie was certainly a distinctive aircraft, light and maneuverable. One of my favorite non-American planes!

Old NFO said...

The Mossie was the product of Brit inventiveness in the face of multiple shortages, and one helluva airplane! FWIW, the Corsair actually had wooden spars in it's wing...

Differ said...

Goering might have had second thoughts on both the Mosquito and the radio if he'd had to deal with that great British invention the Lucas positive earth electrical system!
http://www.sw-em.com/Lucas...RIP.htm

Borepatch said...

Old NFO, I hadn't know that.

Differ, my theory was that Lucas was a cunning plan to get the Germans or Soviets to steal the technology ...

Ajdshootist said...

My favorite WW2 aircraft just listen
to those engines roar.

Unknown said...

"I wonder if he had a British radio in his cell after the war?"

Yes, but it leaked oil.