The two red and silver Mithril Tiger Moths plying their trade at Goodwood on Saturday, August 11, 1990. G-APFU was built by Morris Motors Ltd in 1943 and entered military service as EM879 with 410 (RCAF) Squadron in June the same year. Post-war this Tiger flew with Nos 17, 18 and 19 Reserve Flying Schools and in 1952 moved to the Light Aircraft School al Middle Wallop. It received its first C of A in August 1957 and spent most of the late Fifties and early Sixties at Croydon and Biggin Hill. Following a crash on take-off from Denham in December 1968, ’FU was struck off the register. It was rebuilt at Bristol in the Eighties. G-ADIA was built in 1935, impressed into the RAF as BB747 in October 1940 and used by Nos 13 and 21 EFTS. After the war it was restored to the register in May 1946 to Brooklands Aviation Ltd and flown from Sywell until 1961.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Mr Moon waiting for his Tiger flight while Mr Abbott has just had his.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Two photographs of Jack Bruce, former Deputy Director of the RAF Museum, taken 47 years apart. Left, 156859 LAC Bruce, J.M., stands with a D.H.82C of 32 EFTS at RAF Bowden, Alberta, Canada circa March 1943. Right, Jack Bruce with a Mithril Tiger at Goodwood after his first Tiger flight in 47yr.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Left, Dave Le Bailly from Jersey about to set off on his 15min Tiger flight. Right, Mr Rix has just landed - his face says it all.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931