D.H.61 Giant Moth VH-UJB "Apollo" replica at Avalon, February 2001

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

VH-UJB "Apollo" arrives at Brisbane's Archerfield aerodrome from Charleville on completion of the first weekly service to Darwin, returning with airmail from England, 22.4.29.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

VH-UJB about to load ready to leave at first light with seventeen bags of airmail from Brisbane to Darwin on the first Australia-England airmail 25.4.31 piloted by Capt R B Tapp. Mailbags forwarded from Melbourne and Sydney can be identified among them.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The prototype D.H.61 c/n 325 at Stag Lane prior to application of its registration. It has a geared Jupiter with stub exhausts, probably an XI as fitted to standard production machines, but it went into service with an ungeared (ie direct drive) Jupiter VI.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The second D.H.61. c/n 328 G-CAJT with Jupiter XI prior to launching on floats at Short's Rochester works in June 1928.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

G-AUHW undergoing checks with Australian Aerial Services prior to going into operation in 1929. Two 2-blade propellers are fitted at right angles to form a 4-blader.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

G-AAEV with 500 hp Jaguar VIC getting airborne with a full load of passengers. The cabin steps were permanently fixed down to speed up loading and unloading.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

On 7.10.29 after his 21-week tour, a welcoming demonstration was arranged at Stag Lane attended by (L to R): Mr Frederick Montague (Under Secretary of State for Air), Sir Charles Wakefield who financed the tour, Sir Alan Cobham, Sir Sefton Brancker (Director of Civil Aviation) and Sir Edward Phipps (Deputy Secretary of the Board of Education).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

G-CAJT on floats airborne at Rochester flown by Hubert Broad. Note the larger gap between propeller and engine due to the reduction gear on the Jupiter XI.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

Prototype c/n 325 now registered G-EBTL and fitted with Jupiter VI. Note the fuel tank attached at the top of the upper wing to provide the pilot with a good forward view under the tank.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The D.H.61 "Apollo" being refuelled with a chamois leather covered funnel at Darwin prior to the 1931 return flight to Brisbane with the first through airmail from England.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL DEVELOPMENT: Arrival of the first Air Mail at Brisbane from Charleville, on April 22, flown by the D.H.61 (Bristol "Jupiter") "Apollo," operated by the Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services, Ltd. The distance of 444 miles is covered in 5 1/2 hours.
A posed photograph to show the airmail being unloaded from VH-UJB "Apollo" in front of the QANTAS hangar at Brisbane on 22.4.29.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

"Apollo" at Darwin immediately after delivering the first Australia-England airmail. Standing, L to R, are Dudley Wright, QANTAS mechanic; E Hodges, Shell Co of Australia; Capt R B Tapp, pilot.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

A close-up of the nose of G-EBTL with the name "Canberra" repainted in block capitals. The front locker is open and atop the nose is the oil cooler and the intake for cabin ventilation. The muff for cabin heating can be seen on the left exhaust pipe.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

G-CAJT was operated by Western Canada Airways as a landplane in September 1928 but it crashed after only a few weeks.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

A CANADIAN "GIANT MOTH": Built almost entirely at the de Havilland Toronto factory, this machine was recently supplied to the Ontario Provincial Air Service for Forest Patrol duties. It was first tested by E. Leigh Capreol (chief D.H. pilot) as a landplane, and then flown to Ottawa, where it was fitted with floats for operation as a seaplane at Sault Ste Marie. Readers with microscopical sight may recognise our old friend R. A. Loader standing (left) beneath the engine - which is a Pratt & Whitney "Hornet."
CF-OAK, the Hornet-powered D.H.61 built in Canada, the last Giant Moth seen in early July 1932, soon after its first flight at Toronto on 13.6.32.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

A close-up of the nose of G-AUJC "Diana" shows the servicing access door behind the engine and below it the smaller locker on production aircraft. As with "Apollo", the oil cooler and cabin air intake have been changed in service.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

Sir Alan Cobham's G-AAEV "Youth of Britain" parked ready to load up. Seating was modified to allow carriage of ten passengers at a time. In all 40,000 were carried, 10,000 of them schoolchildren.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

G-CAPG with Jupiter XI operated as a floatplane on Canadian lakes, initially with long exhausts, later removed as seen here. It ended its service with a 500 hp P&W Hornet engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The prototype became G-AUTL in Australia and was renamed "Old Gold". The frontal collector ring and exhaust pipes leading to it, two per cylinder, were typical of Bristol radials with exhaust ports at the front.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927