Video: Music of the Merlins

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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An extraordinary formation of Merlin-powered warbirds, including Jerry Yagen's recently rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito (the only one flying), took to the skies over Hamilton, Ontario, on Father's Day weekend.
The rare assembly featured the Mosquito flying alongside the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster, two Spitfires, and two Hurricanes, creating a spectacle unseen in decades.
AVweb's Russ Niles interviewed Mike Spalding, the pilot of the de Havilland Mosquito, about this unique flight.

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An extraordinary assembly of Merlin-powered warbirds took to the skies over Hamilton, Ontario on Father’s Day weekend, providing sights and sounds not experienced in decades. The star of the show was Jerry Yagen’s recently rebuilt de Havilland Mosquito (the only one of its type flying), and it flew in formation with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster, alongside two Spitfires and two Hurricanes. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Mosquito pilot Mike Spalding of the Military Aviation Museum.

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