As a kid, I used to have Airfix models of the WWII vintage de Havilland Mosquito. Such a beautiful shape. Second only to the Spitfire, in my humble opinion. Grace… with teeth. Powered by the distinctive RR Merlins too. (See how the under-wing engines look like a pair of Spitfire noses?)
Read all about the rebirth of this little piece of Canadian history in the Vancouver Sun.
17 years after world’s last airworthy Mosquito crashed, rebuilt Canadian ‘Wooden Wonder’ flies again.
General background as ever on Wikipedia.
Quieter Elephant 
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