Yup, still there.
The owner was quite keen to keep it in his shed and was not going to break it up or anything like that. His Dad and uncle had bought it at a salvage auction in the '50s. All the aluminium bodied aircraft were snapped up by scrap metal merchants but plywood aircraft like the Mosquito were worth more trouble than the metal that could be recovered. It was bought for a relatively cheap price. It was brought home from the auction by removing the wings and strapping the tailwheel onto the rear of a truck and towing it down the road. Once home, the wings were replaced and wheeled into the shed. The owner has many memories of sitting the cockpit (Which is still complete with all gauges, etc) and playing Biggles as a kid.
And no, this is not THAT fruit packing shed, Richard. This is someone else who wishes to remain anonomous for fear of being swamped by Warbird restorers eager to buy his plane. It is definately not for sale, and huge offers of cash would only weaken his resolve to keep it.
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