Here is the December 06 / January 07 report on our work on the Mosquito.

1. Once again, most of our mans’ work this month has again been in support of the wing construction. We have completed the overhaul of a number of the undercarriage and engine mount attachment fittings and the last of these have been completed this month.

2. We have fabricated a number of plates that mount the anchor nuts for the various attachment fittings. This month we completed the mount plates for the aileron to wing attachment blocks as well as the plates for the drop tank fuel union where it passes thru the rear spar. These have all be fabricated from new, cadmium plated and painted ready for installation.

3. We have fabricated four special washer plates for the wing to side panel mounts. In support of this has been the fabrication of a fixture to pick up the location of the side panles mounts and check them on the wing.

4. Fabricate distance tubes for positioning on the rear spar at the drop tank fuel transfer point and fit them to the spar,

5. Continue with the installation of the browning gun doors. Fabricate special stainless door guides. Prime and topcoat the alloy door edging strips and begin the final installation.

6. Some correction work has been required on a couple of the attachment plates to improve the fit on the spar. We have had to replace one steel fitting because of alignment issues. We have also fabricated some packers for the fish plates.

7. We sourced the copper sheet for use in the electrical bonding and have sent this to be cut down in width from 1 ½ “ to a series of ¼ and ½” wide strips.

Woodwork

Laminate and machine Tufnol tank door landings

Finish fitting ribs

Mark out and cut ply for bottom wing skins

Cutting, scarfing, gluing & cleaning up bottom wing skins

Drilling & fitting Tufnol tank door landings

Final fit drop tank brkts. On rib 8 , glue screw 4 brad outer web

Drill from template for bomb fairing mtgs. Fit nut plates

Finish port & stbd. Ply stiffeners & cut out for landing lights.

Mark out cut, scarf & gluing top wing skin panels

Trial fit and dry screw bottom wing skins

Tank doors. Inner doors, cutting & machining and laminating Tufnol edge members

Machine, laminate and glue internal members

Outer doors ready for bagging

Wing bottom skin-Making and fitting insp.covers, Take off again & mark, drill & csk screw holes.

Router out drop tank plug hole.

Fitting insp. Plates with anchor nuts, take off & glue stiffeners @ rib 6 & 7

Fair stringers, cut & fit blocks.

Fitting & dry screwing Tufnol tank door landings @ ribs 3,4,1 & 6.

Wing top skin panels- glue up scarfs & clean up.

Sorting out aileron hinge mtgs.

Bolting up drop tank brkts again.

Trial fit original tank doors.

Tank doors, port & stbd inner & outer. Fit inner skins to openings.

Screwing & gluing Tufnol edge members and internal members.

Cut, fit & glue Balsa filling & vac bag, fair off and vac. Bag top skins.

Router out for insp. Panels.