Air-Britain Archive 1980-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-EBXU

This drawing by Cliff Minney shows c/n 627 G-EBXU as operated during its aerial survey in Brazil during 1928/9. The inset, left, illustrates the mounting of the oblique survey camera.

Air-Britain Archive 1981-03

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: A7-111   [7], G-AADK   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

The final entry in Archive 2/81 was c/n 920 shown here in Cliff Minney's drawing as RAAF A7-111 of the Seaplane Conversion Flight, Sussex Inlet, about 1942. Colour scheme is green/brown camouflage with yellow undersides.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-01 / G.Bain - Water Gipsy

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: CF-AAJ   [4]

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-01 / G.Bain - Water Gipsy

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: CF-AAJ   [4]

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-01 / G.Bain - Water Gipsy

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: CF-AAJ   [4]

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-01 / G.Bain - Water Gipsy

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: CF-AAJ   [4]

Flight 1926-11 / Flight

THE UBIQUITOUS "MOTH": Having conquered the world, so to speak, as a landplane, the de Havilland "Moth" has now been most successfully turned into a seaplane, and Sir Alan Cobham will take one of these machines with him to America, where the "Moth" is to be built under licence, and will fly, with Lady Cobham, the last few miles from Sandy Hook to New York. The machine is here seen being tested at Rochester by Capt. Hubert Broad. The floats were made by Short Brothers, and, in fact, are those originally fitted to the Short "Mussel." The engine is a "Cirrus" Mark II.

Flight 1926-11 / Flight

A "Moth" for America: This photograph shows Sir Alan Cobham assisting Lady Cobham into the "Moth" seaplane preparatory to making a short test flight at Rochester on Monday last. The "Moth" looks extremely well in its seaplane form, and gets off and alights remarkably well, while having, apparently, lost nothing in air performance.

Flight 1930-08 / Flight

A Singapore Club aircraft in its native element.

Flight 1930-12 / Flight

Two of the Singapore Club's Moths (Cirrus II) landing in formation when Sir Geoffrey Salmond was visiting the Club.

Air-Britain Archive 1988-03

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADK   [7], A7-111   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

The European Staff of the Singapore Club with their "full" bodied native assistants.
Cirrus II Moth floatplane G-AADK c/n 921 of the Singapore Flying Club shows the lower engine mounting and forward carburetter intake inherited from the Cirrus II Moth. The cockpit door-flap, its protection not needed in the warm climate, has been removed to give the front cockpit crew member quicker exit during mooring operations. To allow access to the left float, the long exhaust fitted initially has been replaced by stubs, the downward-turned first stub being visible projecting outwards from the first cylinder. For permanent use on floats no tailskid was fitted.

Flight 1930-08 / Flight

The pleasant foreshore of the Singapore Club.

Flight 1930-08 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-EBUJ   [2]

The Club aircraft in their hangar.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-09 / Personal album

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADK   [7], A7-111   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

View of the RSFC's D.H.60X Moth Seaplane, G-AADK. Originally registered in 1929, it was re-registered locally by the club in September 1934 as VR-SAG or 'AH. It was subsequently sold in Australia as VH-ADD and was later impressed into RAAF service as A7-111. In the photograph Mr Clennell is seen sitting on the float of the Moth in the bottom picture.

Flight 1933-08 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADK   [7], A7-111   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

TWO SINGAPORE CLUB MACHINES: The "Cirrus-Moths" are used as seaplanes.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-09 / Personal album

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-EBUK

Royal Singapore Flying Club D.H.60X Moth Seaplane G-EBUK was first registered in the UK in January 1928. Like all the RSFC Moth Seaplanes it was powered by a locally-installed 105 h.p. ADC Hermes I engine.

Air-Britain Archive 1988-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADK   [7], A7-111   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

G-AADK c/n 921 of the Singapore Flying Club as later fitted locally with a Hermes and wingtip slots. The right hand non-standard exhaust is brought down the side to an outlet at the bottom, but may have been unsatisfactory as other Singapore Club Moths converted to Hermes had stub exhausts.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-09 / Personal album

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-EBUJ   [2]

RSFC D.H.60X Moth Seaplane G-EBUJ was first registered in the UK in January 1928 and, like its sistership 'UK, was registered in Singapore in September 1934.

Flight 1933-08 / Flight

ON THE SLIPWAY: A Saro "Cutty Sark" and two "Cirrus-Moths" belonging to the Royal Singapore Flying Club.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Saunders-Roe Cutty Sark / A.17 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-09 / Personal album

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADK   [7], A7-111   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

View of the RSFC's D.H.60X Moth Seaplane, G-AADK. Originally registered in 1929, it was re-registered locally by the club in September 1934 as VR-SAG or 'AH. It was subsequently sold in Australia as VH-ADD and was later impressed into RAAF service as A7-111. In the photograph Mr Clennell’s Morris car can be seen.

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-04 / V.Hodgkinson - Water Wings

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: A7-111   [7], G-AADK   [7], VH-ADD   [7]

The RAAF D.H.60 Gipsy Moth float­plane A7-111.

Flight 1939-01 / Flight

FRANCIS CHICHESTER (wearing a beard grown by force of circumstances) with his Moth seaplane during one of his long-distance solo flights.

Air-Britain Archive 1988-03

The lower engine mounting for the Cirrus II and the forward intake hole for the carburetter are clearly seen on this DH60X seaplane with Italian rudder markings taxying in to a mooring. The mooring helper stands by with rope and fender while the front cockpit crew member, blocking the view of the neck-craning pilot, climbs out over the open side door-flap on to the wing walkway. From here he can hold onto the front flying wire while getting on to the float ready to take the mooring rope, when the engine can be stopped and the rope tied to one of the 'eyes' on the nose of each float.

Flight 1929-07 / Flight

D.H. GIPSY-MOTH SEAPLANE ("Gipsy").

Flight 1928-11 / Flight

A "MOTH" SEAPLANE FOR SARAWAK: These three views show the first de Havilland "Gipsy Moth" to be fitted with floats. The machine has been ordered by the Sarawak (Borneo) Government. The Duralumin floats were built by Short Brothers, off whose works the machine is seen flying. The pilot was Capt. Hubert Broad.

Flight 1929-12 / Flight

Canadian Club Seaplanes. The Halifax Club's Moths at their moorings.

Flight 1930-10 / Flight

In the West Indies: Major A. A. Nathan's Gipsy Moth seaplane taking off at Port Maria. Jamaica.

Flight 1932-10 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ABJT

A PRIVATE OWNER'S SEAPLANE: Mr. C. W. T. Guthrie's "Moth" seaplane at anchor in the Gare Loch; as described in "Flight" last week, it was delivered to Scotland by Capt. Stocken recently.

Air-Britain Archive 1986-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-CAHK

The first Moth to be registered in Canada was c/n 377, a Cirrus II seaplane operated by the Dept of Marine and Fisheries in July and August 1927. Named "Spirit of the Valley of the Moon", G-CAHK unfortunately capsized in a gale on 26.8.27.

Air-Britain Archive 1986-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-CAOU   [2]

DH60X Cirrus II Moth G-CAOU c/n 400 was supplied as a floatplane and registered to the Ontario Government Forestry Branch (was the pun intentional?). It is shown here at its moorings, presumably on a lake in that Province.

Мировая Авиация 25

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-CAOU   [2]

Многие самолеты Moths оснащались поплавковым шасси. Самолет на снимке был приобретен правительством провинции Онтарио и собран в Торонто. В 1927 году за первые три месяца эксплуатации эта машина налетала свыше 300 часов, патрулируя лесные массивы.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-06 / C.Ashford - Canada's flying firemen

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-CAOX

D.H.60 Moth G-CAOX, foreground, and a Hamilton Monoplane, both of the Ontario Provincial Air Service Forestry Branch.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hamilton H-45 / H-47 Metalplane - СШАUSA - 1928

Flight 1928-09 / Flight

A "Moth " seaplane at the base of the Ontario Provincial Government Air Service at Sault Ste. Marie, Lake Ontario.

Flight 1928-12 / Flight

SEAPLANE FLYING IN CANADA: D.H. "Moth" seaplane, D.H.61 seaplane, and an old H.S.2Ls flying-boat at the Sioux look-out base of the Ontario Government Air Service.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Curtiss HS - СШАUSA - 1917De Havilland Giant Moth / D.H.61 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / R.Grant - Splashing and Spitting

Buhls frequently dropped into Wawa to refuel for spring trips further north. CF-OAR had float settings altered on August 20,1936, to improve performance. Pilot W M Emery claimed that the longest time with full load to 1,000ft took five minutes instead of the usual seven. DH.60 Moth floatplane in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Buhl CA-5 / CA-6 Airsedan - СШАUSA - 1927

Flight 1931-01 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: CF-OAG

MOTH SEAPLANES IN CANADA: Some of the 14 D.H. Moth Seaplanes used by the Ontario Provincial Air Services, which have completed 9,297 hr. 45 min. flying during 12 months' operations last year. The machine on the right is a Hamilton all-metal monoplane.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hamilton H-45 / H-47 Metalplane - СШАUSA - 1928

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K-SALF   [3], K-SILA   [3], OH-ILA   [3]

A rare photo of c/n 447 as K-SALF which were the marks in which it was delivered to Finland by Capt Hubert Broad in the autumn of 1927. As a Junkers F.13 of Aero O/Y had already been registered in those marks, the Moth was registered as K-SILA instead.

Flight 1927-11 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K-SALF   [3], K-SILA   [3], OH-ILA   [3]

OFF TO "THE LAND OF A THOUSAND LAKES": A de Havilland "Moth" Seaplane, with "Cirrus II" engine and Short Duralumin floats, undergoing tests at Rochester, piloted by Capt. Broad. The machine has been sold to Finland.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K-SILA   [3], K-SALF   [3], OH-ILA   [3]

As K-SILA c/n 447 carried its registration under the wings but on the fuselage wore its name "Ilmatar" ("Air Maid") at first.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K-SILB

Another view of K-SILB which, although obscured by waist-high vegetation, must on this occasion be wearing floats as indicated by the position of the undercarriage legs.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K-SILD, OH-ILD

K-SILD, c/n VL 8, in floatplane configuration with its name "Pilvetar" clearly visible. This Moth was only used for a couple of months by the Air Force before it was civilianised.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: OH-VKD, MO-93

Niilo Karhumaki and OH-VKD "Rakka", c/n VK 1, after a successful forced landing on grass, September 1937.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: OH-VKE

One of four DH.60 Moths constructed by Karhumaki Brothers in Finland, Cirrus Moth OH-VKE "Mia" is shown as a floatplane most probably during 1939.

Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: MO-108

Another Valtion Moth, c/n 13 on the slipway wearing serial MO-108 large on the fuselage in place of the national insignia - which is still visible on the upper wing surfaces.

Flight 1931-05 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: SE-ABY   [2]

I.L.I.S.: The main exhibition building is seen on the right. On the left is the tent hangar occupied by the Finnish exhibits.

Flight 1931-05 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: SE-ABY   [2]

NOT AN EXHIBIT: Another "Moth" seaplane whose home is at Lindarangen.

Flight 1931-05 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: SE-ACN

SWEDISH GIPSY MOTH SEAPLANE: In the background may be seen a small portion of the Free Harbour of Stockholm, which adjoins the seaplane station.

Air-Britain Archive 1983-03

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: ZK-AKK, G-AAKK

Francis Chichester's famous Moth "The Mme Elijah" at Emily Bay on Norfolk Island while preparations were being made on 1.4.31 for the start of stage two of his solo trans-Tasman flight. On arrival at Lord Howe Island ZK-AKK was overturned and sank in a storm, requiring a rebuild before the flight could be completed, which it was on June 10th 1931

Air-Britain Archive 1986-03

[Chilean Air Force] Moth No.50 on floats at Puerto Montt.

Air Pictorial 1955-11 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

A little-known licence-built de Havilland D.H.60 Moth, built in Finland by the famous Karhumaki Brothers at Halli. Note the enclosed cockpits and unusual exhaust pipe above which is the name "Mollii".

Air-Britain Archive 1988-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AAVC

A HERMES AMPHIBIAN MOTH: The property of the Hon. A. E. Guinness, who is using it in Ireland, with Capt. G. A. Allison as his pilot.
DH60G G-AAVC c/n 1238 was the second of two central-float Moth amphibians converted by Short Brothers who fitted it with a Hermes engine and metal prop. The Hermes is identifiable by the RH tractor propeller rotation and RH exhaust manifold with crossover pipe disappearing down the left side.

Flight 1939-04 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADV   [4]

The Short amphibian undercarriage was applied to a Gurnard, a Mussel and a D. H. Moth. The Moth installation is seen here.

Flight 1929-06 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADV   [4]

THE FIRST BRITISH AMPHIBIAN LIGHT 'PLANE: These four photographs show a de Havilland "Gipsy-Moth," belonging to Mr. John Scott Taggart, for which Short Brothers have designed and built an amphibian undercarriage. The photographs show the machine in flight over Lympne aerodrome and, at rest on the waters of the Midway off the Short Works. The pilot is Mr. Lankester Parker.

Flight 1929-09 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADV   [4]

Amphibious Visitors to Calshot: Captain H. Broad, with Vicomte de Sibour as passenger, looks in on the Schneider Teams.

Air-Britain Archive 1980-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AADV   [4]

A centre-float seaplane version, this is probably John Scott Taggart's DH.60G G-AADV of 1929 but the retractable wheels of the Short amphibian undercarriage seem to have been removed! Other candidates could be the Hon.A.E.Guinness' Hermes Moth G-AAVC (incorrect cowlings?) or DH.60M K2235 which used a scaled-down Short Singapore hull float from 1931-39.
The seaplane Moth is G-AADV going ashore at Calshot to attend the 1929 Schneider Trophy Race, pilot Hubert Broad and front seat passenger Vicomte de Sibour. The wheels have been lowered below water for taxying up the slipway which becomes increasingly obvious the more the Editor studies the picture.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1979-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2235   [3]

Cine-film extracts show K2235 in action.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1979-04

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2235   [3]

Single central floats were not often found on British seaplanes, in striking contrast to the United States where they were standard fitments on US Navy and civil seaplanes, not to mention the Loening and Grumman amphibians.
The central float on D.H.60M Moth K2235 was not intended as a standard fitment but was a scale hull for the Short Singapore II on a scale of 1:2.4. It was unusual in that it was not a standard airframe adapted to take the scale hull but was assembled at the Royal Aircraft Establishment from spare parts. The float itself underwent progressive modification until an optimum design was arrived at which became the basis for the highly-successful Singapore III hull. K2235 was struck off charge on 18 November 1938 at Felixstowe where the photograph was taken on 11 December 1933.

Aeroplane Monthly 1978-10 / A.Jackson - D.H.60 Moth /RAF Piston Trainers/ (3)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2235   [3]

NOT A NEW TYPE OF "MOTH" SEAPLANE: This photograph shows the force-recording undercarriage used at Felixstowe for taxying tests of large-scale models of flying-boat hulls (in this case that of a Short "Singapore II").
K2235 at MAEE Felixstowe in 1931 with the scale Singapore hull central float for dynamic testing.

Flight 1929-07 / Flight

The Short "Singapore" is the machine on which Sir Alan Cobham flew to the Cape and back. A "Mussel" and an amphibian "Moth" are also exhibited.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Short Mussel / S.7 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926Short Singapore I / S.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

Flight 1929-07 / Flight

D.H. "Moth" Seaplane D.G. "Gipsy" Engine

Flight 1929-07 / Flight

D.H. "Gipsy" Moth Amphibian Undercarriage by Short Bros.