MOSQUITO COCKPIT EXPERIENCE BRIEFING NOTES

All ticket sales help to support the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

In order to safeguard the long-term preservation of these unique aircraft, cockpit experience ticket sales are strictly limited.

Although not an experience aimed at our younger visitors, children are very welcome. However, the recommended minimum age is 14 years. All children under 14 years must be assisted and supervised by their guardian throughout the experience duration. Children in the age range of 14+ must be able to access the cockpit unassisted if a guardian is not available to help them.

ACCESS DETAILS

Sitting in the cockpit of a de Havilland Mosquito is a once in a lifetime opportunity, we therefore recommend you’re fully prepared for the day. Please take note of our access restrictions before purchasing your cockpit experience tickets:

You must be physically fit to climb a small ladder and lift your legs and full body weight into the cockpit.
Please wear trousers or shorts. Skirts and dresses may prevent or restrict access.
Please wear flat shoes with a good grip. Please understand we cannot allow access if the appropriate footwear is not worn.
You are very welcome to take photographs once inside the cockpit. Please ensure your camera has a strap or can be zipped inside a pocket.
Mosquito cockpits are small and cramped spaces – please see width measurement photos below for your information.
If the Museum feels that it is not safe or possible for you to enter the cockpit, we reserve the right to refuse access.

Mosquito FB.VI TA122

Mosquito Prototype W4050

WEARING OF FACEMASKS

While not mandatory, we advise you wear a face covering in our Mosquito cockpits unless exempt from doing so. You do not need to wear one outside of the cockpits unless it makes you more comfortable to do so.

View Our Aircraft & Engine Collection

De HAVILLAND DH 100 VAMPIRE FB5 VV217

de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth

The Museum’s exhibit was built as N6550 at Hatfield in 1939, was used for training during the War. In 1956 it was converted for crop-dusting, as a single-seater flown from the rear cockpit. The hopper was placed in the front cockpit position, at the centre-of-gravity, to maintain aircraft balance whatever the hopper load level. Dispersion used a broad metal venture spreader, mounted below the fuselage and stiffened by a pair of dividers in the duct. Released under pilot control, the powder and granular chemicals were drawn by gravity and suction down into the spreader, where they were entrained by the airflow through the device, and spread laterally behind the aircraft. Last used in 1961, the aircraft was acquired by the Museum in 1976 and restored in 1991, with the engine returned to ground running condition.

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has qualified for Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame from TripAdvisor because the Museum has earned a Certificate of Excellence every year since 2016.
The Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence was awarded to the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in recognition for Excellence in Hospitality.
As a recipient of this award, it means that our volunteers and staff have been recognized for delivering consistently great service, as defined by the reviews of travelers and visitors.
The recognition distinguishes the Museum from other attractions and gives visitors more reason to choose the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BU

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