The de Havilland Mosquito has always been a favorite of mine.
My 2nd computer game that resembled anything close to flight simulation, was Ace of Aces on the Commodore 64. Although very arcade-ish and very limited by its underpinning computer, it did a whole hearted job of capturing the splendor of this noble WW II fighter/bomber in it's nighttime theater of operation. Meanwhile, I loved the Mossie in Combat Flight Simulator 3 and IL-2 1946.
One of the reasons the Mossie holds a special place for me, is that many of them were constructed from Sitka spruce from the forests of British Columbia - where I live. I've worked in the forests here and the Sitka has given me something akin to a sense of reverence whenever I've stumbled upon one. A rare tap-root conifer that loves the lake and river shores where it can drink to its content, or the subalpine where it can quench its thirst on the melting snows of spring & summer. And good Lord do they ever tower among the forest canopy; only the tallest Douglas Firs can challenge them for supremacy there.
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Still beloved by my fellow Canucks, who continue to ply the wood of this magnificent evergreen into the equally magnificent warplane.
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Forgive me if I almost sound sentimental about it, but to me this is one special warbird. Dare I dream that Team Fusion might one day consider such a project and that this magnificent warbird might one day fly in some edition of CloD?
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