I remember returning home after our Welsh honeymoon in 1980, along the now A55 on our GL1000 Gold Wing, seeing and hearing the unmistakable sound and site of a Mosquito.
With the wife wondering what the hell was going on I promptly pulled over and proceeded to empty out our luggage at the side of the road searching for my binoculars.
Having eventually found them I trained them on the aircraft just as it landed at Harwarden airfield and disappeared straight into a hanger and yes, it was definitely a beautiful “Mossy”.
Trying to explain my actions and utter excitement at seeing such a beautiful aircraft was totally lost on the wife.
I’ve no idea if it was a privately owned preserved aircraft or part of a collection but I do seem to remember seeing one performing at numerous air shows during the late 70’s early 80’s.
Anyone that’s interested there is a terrific book titled “Mosquito at War” by Chas Bowyer.