De Havilland Tiger Moth

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The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft type ⓘ
biplane ⓘ
military training aircraft ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration biplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial fabric-covered ⓘ
wooden structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
DH.82A Tiger Moth ⓘ
category 1930s British military trainer aircraft ⓘ
World War II British trainer aircraft ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration tandem open cockpits ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedBy Geoffrey de Havilland ⓘ
developedFrom de Havilland DH.60 Moth ⓘ
engineConfiguration single-engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1931 ⓘ
historicalSignificance standard RAF elementary trainer before and during World War II ⓘ
introduced early 1930s ⓘ
landingGear fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ
manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ
notableOperator British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ⓘ
numberBuilt over 8000 ⓘ
powerplantType piston engine ⓘ
primaryUseDuring World War II pilot training ⓘ
productionPeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
role aerobatic aircraft ⓘ
civil trainer ⓘ
primary trainer ⓘ
status many examples still airworthy ⓘ
successor de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk ⓘ
typicalEngine de Havilland Gipsy Major ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Indian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Indian Air Force

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Air Arm

Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
many civilian flying clubs ⓘ
usedFor ab initio pilot training ⓘ
aerobatic training ⓘ
civil recreational flying ⓘ
crop dusting ⓘ
glider towing ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
wingConfiguration single-bay biplane ⓘ

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Jadwiga Piłsudska → aircraftFlown → De Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
Geoffrey de Havilland → notableWork → de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
Geoffrey de Havilland → designed → de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland Aircraft Company → notableWork → de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland Tiger Moth → alsoKnownAs → DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland Tiger Moth → alsoKnownAs → DH.82A Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force → usedAircraftType → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk → successorOf → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland DH.60 Moth → successor → de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland Engine Company → poweredAircraft → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
de Havilland Engine Company → poweredAircraft → de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
RAF Swanton Morley → aircraftOperated → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
RAAF Museum → hasExhibit → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
RAF Gravesend → stationedAircraftType → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
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No. 24 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
subject linked to: 24SQN
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth
Pauline Gower → aircraftFlown → de Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
linked to: De Havilland Tiger Moth