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de Havilland Mosquito

£ 29.00

de Haviland Mosquito, a classic example of less is more. Essentially a sweetly aerodynamic birch and balsa wood sandwich clad in silk powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines that could outrun every plane in its day. The suits of the Air Force/Air Ministry of the 1940s wanted gun turrets and armament, the engineers of de Haviland wanted light weight, high speed and agility. The engineers won and the results were extraordinary. Configured as a bomber the Mosquito was estimated to have been about five times more effective than a Lancaster in terms of cost vs impact.

Our t-shirts are unique for being wholly made with CoolMax freshFX. CoolMax is a patented fibre designed to wick perspiration and accelerate moisture evaporation, keeping wearers cooler and drier. This wicking feature of the fabric is made possible by micro channels engineered into the profile of and surface of the fibre. These channels are cleverly dimensioned to exploit the surface tension and capillary action of water. Being physical properties of the fibre, these channels endure and do not significantly diminish with wear or washing.

Antimicrobial (freshFX) treatment stops the propagation of odour producing bacteria. This is achieved by embedding silver salt crystals into the structure of the fibre. FreshFX treatment like the wicking is permanent and does not leach out with everyday use. These characteristics ensure the shirts remain cool, dry and odour free regardless of what you might do in them. Performance of the fabric is guaranteed through a certified and monitored manufacturing process.