Wood is wonderful. Natures carbon fibre. Keep up thw good work.

Anyone visiting the potty would exercise the pilot's trim arm, especially if the jump seat is occupied.

Rekon its a safer model compared with thier late model production....( Boeing)....

I think they called it the Wooden Wonder - a magnificent plane…

It’s fabulous to see the Mosquito - such a classically elegant profile and that sound from the two Merlin’s! 😃😃

Kermit, you are awesome .

My dad flew 29 missions from France to Germany with the White Tails … the 323 thd BG/455th Sq out of Chartres and then Laon France. On 22nd mission 3/2/45 flak “shot up” on bomb run over Duren Germany with Left engine, hydraulics and gas line incapacitated. Completed bomb run and flew to emergency field A97 which is now Luxembourg airport. Crash landed just short of runway with tail end fuselage broken off 50’ from front remnants. NEVER FORGET SSgt James L Wooten waist gunner the only fatality but my dad and copilot wounded with flak and head injuries, plan burning dad discovered bombardier was still in nose with 2broken legs went back in and removed him from wreckage. 3 days in field hospital, then 14 day leave to Martinez Hotel Cannes France. Upon return to Squadron he was told he was eligible to return to USA but asked to stay to finish out the war. He flew 7 more missions and was decorated by the commanding General of the 9th Air Force at the base of the Eiffel Tower on August 14, 1945. I have his A2 jacket, 2 crush hats, throat mike, M1911 A1 pistol and shoulder holster, his medals and several chunks of 88 mm flak shrapnel removed from his body, official USAAF photos of crash site, a German helmet with blood spatters and name of soldier who died in it written on headband with photos of dad wearing it sitting in a crushed German vehicle with several of his crew, his diary and his briefing log book of all his missions in addition to a lot of other memorabilia. I was fortunate that he saved all that and also talked about his experiences to some degree with his family. He was studying pre Med at Marquette University in 1940 and as advised to join the Army Air Corp reserves because “they would let him finish his schooling” however by 1942 they needed pilots so badly they called up the reserves. He received his Wings and Commission June 22, his birthday, and married my mom June 24, 1944. He was in Chartes on Sept 21, 1944.

So where at Oshkosh will you be landing? 😂

Thanks for sharing, Kermit. Was that Frank Tallman's 100? What a great airplane - the history on that one is spectacular.

Wow Kermit simply amazing! She’ll be a handful but you’re absolutely the right man for the task. Study her takeoff characteristics and quirks. Make certain firewall is well sealed against exhaust leaks and vent cockpit. She’s a beauty but a beast as well. Best wishes for wonderful flight accomplishment.😊

Летать на таком - великое счастье 😊

Like Balu in TaleSpin cartoon 😀

projects like this are what drove me to get my A&P cert at age 58...too damn late in life !.

La gran historia no se puede olvidar de esta gran hazaña.....

Flight instructor in the 13e at Shell field, Ft Rucker, April '69 -Sept '71. Flew the 13s as Scout in VietNam '68. Wweeeee, enjoyed the ride.

your more cowboy than john wayne lol

Hair today, gone tomorrow. Good one.

Thuis airplane was briefly used in the Vietnam war but only for 2 years until 1967 and then was pulled out of service by that time.

The Meteor was once at Colerne, Wiltshire UK and my father and uncle put in a bid when it came up for auction in the 1970’s with the intention of displaying it on the front lawn at their home. Not sure when Kermit acquired it but hopefully he’ll display it at Fantasy one day!.

Oh man. The throttle quadrant at 27:56 caught my eye. I would love to hook that to my flight sim.

Wow I had no idea you had your mosquito there back then! It would have been amazing to come and see it as I went to WAP many times when I was young. Dad worked for BA and was a member of the flying club and it was great to see the spitfires based there. A mosquito would have been really cool!

Amazing work! That fuselage is a LOT smaller than I thought it would be. Imagine that being an executive airplane. I recently read “Around the World in Eight Days”, and this totally changes my perspective of the plane! Can’t wait to see more progress.

Incredible Craftsmanship, thanks for sharing Kermit!

That was great fun to be along with you all for this! Thanks!!

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Thank you man.👍

Looking forward to seeing the: Vega, Boeing 100, and the P-47 restored and flying again. They're such exquisite, historical birds.

Some plywood form Home Depot and a clorox jug for the oil tank I could build my own Vega rep.

Hard to say what is more impressive, this Vega or the Boeing 100. Spectacular!

Love the edge welds on the tank. Beautiful uniform ripples done by someone who obviously welds almost every day. It’s obvious how you laminate the diaphragms which are flat but how do you laminate the door??

Great video! What model is the Boeing?

Rush, is not a word I would apply to your work.

Thank you so much for the update, this so intresting with how the Vega was made, truly a work of art !, hope there are more updates soon.

My Dad flew a bullet nose Vega for Wedell-Williams and the Vega 5 for Braniff. Hoping to see this fly. Fastest ship. Jimmy Wedell had designs for his version with retractable landing gear when he was killed. THAT would have been FAST!

This is the kind of plane that Jimmy Stewart flew in world war II

Not really waterproof. Rain outside rain inside. Pure engines noise, no music ruining the video.

Good grief! Forget Trump's personal airliner. This thing is art with a passion. Stunningly beautiful, even down to the typewriter.

Looks more like a boat than a plane.

WOW, this Total Restoration is almost like building a new airplane and using the hardware and metal fittings from the original!💯❤

My Favourite Aeroplane !!--just beautiful to look at,--just splendid "workman ship"--just "old-school"-brilliant !--I did my carpentary, apprenticeship,here in Sydney Aust,-back in the day,-& we used to use "casine-animal-glue"-heated-up,-on all joints,-& it was "old-school"-tough-stuff,-when those joints "set"-there was no-way,-your gonna "pull them "apart"--I wonder what sort of "glue"-they're using on the "Vega"-the original Lockheed stuff,must have been "pretty-good"--to last all these years !!

What incredible craftsmanship that this father and Son team are capable of, Kermit is so fortunate to have found them, so impressive to see the level of work they can put out !

to imitate Kermit Good Good Good. 👍🏻

Kermit, have to say, these works updates whilst valuable, dont show much. A group of guys and some material theyre going to work on? Fly some of your aircraft. Show us the result of their work,

Was that a pair of sea vipers @ 1.50?

So that Vega has used up eight of its nine lives?

That is so fricken cooool! That wood! So tight. TIGHT joints. That plane is gonna be so sweet. The grain in all of the different wood pieces is so nice. Im so impatient, I wanna see it fly.

Getting there, Getting there, Getting there , One Day at a time 👍

Fascinating! Thank you!

Poppy playtime

Kermit I do not know how you keep track of it all? gorgeous aircraft, I need to visit the museum this year!!