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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | 3 |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth | 2 |
| DH.82 Tiger Moth | 1 |
| DH.82A Tiger Moth | 1 |
| De Havilland Tiger Moth canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft type
ⓘ
biplane ⓘ military training aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial |
fabric-covered
ⓘ
wooden structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De Havilland Tiger Moth
ⓘ
surface form:
DH.82 Tiger Moth
De Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Indian Air Force
Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy 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 |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | single-bay biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
DH.82A Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Tiger Moth