Mosquitos at Hullavington scrap yard

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George Baczkowski has uploaded a number of interesting photos from the last 50+ years on abpic.co.uk. These show a group of derelict Mosquitos at Hullavington in 1958. I imagine all of these ended up as firewood sometime shortly after these photos were taken! :(
http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1112921F.jpg

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1068295F.jpg

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1068294F.jpg

T J

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And unless I'm very much mistaken, is that a Marathon uper cockpit section (glazed bit) in front of the Mossies in first pic?
I was stood on that very spot a couple of months ago, apart from the lack of aircraft nothing has changed - a classic expansion period aerodrome.

I think our own Mk12 had a Hornet picture published in Aeroplane Monthly taken in the same area.

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As a general point of interest.

Following the breakup of such aircraft in the 1950's, were the engines simply sold for scrap?

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they look so sad. I was lucky enough to visit the Mossie build in NZ a couple of weeks ago :D

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As a general point of interest.

Following the breakup of such aircraft in the 1950's, were the engines simply sold for scrap?

Yes. A previous boss in his youth was a buyer for Delta Metals. He told me he bought scrap Mossies for half a crown each, 12.1/2p in Centigrade.