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The Moth no. 145

Wanted. Gipsy II engine inlet manifold and Zenith carburettor for DH60G Gipsy Moth rebuilding project. Malcolm Paul. GB. Tel. +44 (0)7836 622551 or +44 (0)1483 202772. (GB.) E-mail: m.paul@lowery.co.uk

For sale. Tiger Moth Project with special history, many airframe components reworked and/or new parts substituted. Upper wings will require recovering but are otherwise as released from Air Ministry store. Lower wings and tail feathers will require more work. New tyres, inner tubes and stainless steel rigging wires. Seller estimates that most parts are available to complete the job including AGS. The project is in good storage in GB but is now regretfully dormant. Offers in the region of £15,000 sought. An overhauled engine could be made available at extra cost but is not for sale separately. John Bennett. Tel +44 (0)1480 395652. (GB.) E-mail: jbhatfield@ntlworld.com

For sale. 1940 DH82A Tiger Moth. Restoration/rebuild completed November 2001. Gipsy Major 1C, 80hrs smoh. Tailwheel, radio, electric starter with charger, brakes, new tyres. Annual due December 2008. Very nice. US$100,000. Harry E. Clark. Tel. +1 317 501 0131. (USA.) E-mail: cubmoth@aol.com

Wanted. Cowlings for a Wright engined DH60GMW. Please contact David Watson, Splitpin Engineering Services, California, USA. E-mail: splitpin@earthlink.net

Licence revalidation. Moth Club member and Tiger Moth owning instructor available for your one hour training flight. (This is one of the requirements for revalidating the rating F1.4 LASORS.) No fee, just a modest donation to an approved charity is all that will be necessary. Based west of London. Call Pete Benest. Tel. + 44 (0)1635 253627. (GB.) E-mail: peterbenest@newburyweb.net

For sale. Gipsy Major Crankcase, immaculate, complete with bearings and one set of either long or short cylinder head studs. Fully inspected and supplied with Release note. £2,500. Tim Williams. Tel. +44 (0)1488 682987. GB. E-mail: denfordman@btinternet.com

Tiger Moth for sale. ZK-CYC. Refurbished in 1997. Ceconite covering, new stainless steel rigging wires, fuel tank, tyres and propeller. Modified crankshaft. Engine 1,078 hours to run. Long range tank. Call Mrs Duncan. Tel. +64 9 238 9453. (New Zealand.)

For sale. DH87B Hornet Moth. Excellent condition. New cockpit upholstery. Further details from Tel. +44 (0)1328 830003 or +44 (0)1328 830431. (GB.)

Tiger Moth for sale. ZK-BEW. Professional restoration. New wings, firewall, engine mounts, oil tank, A44 prop, long range tank, 12g harness. Wired for radio/intercom. O/H nil hour Gipsy Major 1 engine. TTSN 5,035. All TNS. NZ$145,000 ono. For further details contact Neil Lawrence. Tel. +64 6 845 1933. (New Zealand.) E-mail: nlawrence@paradise.net.nz

For sale. DH type wooden propeller. Six hours from new previously fitted to a Tiger Moth. The propeller would suit a Tiger Moth needing a good climb performance or a Thruxton Jackaroo. Drg. DRZ 8010/5/C. Gipsy Major V11. D 6.81ft, P 3.53ft. Serial 93049. E-mail: Richardearl7@btopenworld.com

For sale. Two flying helmets: Mk 4 size medium-broad fitting with oxygen mask, £150; Alpha Mk 10, size medium-long with boom mic. £400. Both helmets in good working order. Stuart Beaty, GB. E-mail: stuartbeaty@btconnect.com

For sale. Flying wire acorns (spacers) for DH60 Moth. One set of rubber compression bumpers for DH60 Moth landing gear. Dave Wayda, 700 Bridge Creek Drive, Sanramon, California 94582, USA. Tel. +1 925 829 5935. E-mail: davepoorboy@sbcglobal.net

For sale. Plastic bins for small parts storage (Dexion Maxibins) 3in wide x 6in long x 3in high. £10 box of 12. Similar 3in x 4in x 2in, £8 box of 12. Shipping extra. Vintage Engine Technology Tel/Fax. +44 (0)1767 651794. (GB.) E-mail: sales@vintech.aero

Tiger Moth steel tubing with rounded corners exactly the same size and shape as used in the construction of Tiger Moth fuselage frames. Available in all gauges and in either T45 or 4130. Also, as originally specified for the Tiger Moth, boxed and unused, Venturis 6A/370 £75; new-old-stock compass corrector cardholders (6A/387) at £25 each plus original (1936 dated) unused compass deviation cards (Air Ministry Form 316) £5 each. Order two sets of cards and holders, for just £50 postage free. Tiger Moth (boxed) control column rigging jigs – use also for control locks, £25. Mk. IVA ASI pressure heads (used on the Gipsy Moth) £150, new, boxed. Aero Vintage Ltd., New House, Northiam, Near Rye, East Sussex TN31 6JL. Tel. +44 (0)1580 830215. (GB.)

Tiger Moth owner for 45 years offers complete major and top overhauls for all series Gipsy Major engines. This can include new valve seats, valve guides, oil control ring mod, Nu Chrome cylinders to original bore dimensions, BTH magnetos, Claudel Hobson carburettors, AC fuel pumps, Rotax starters, generators. Fuel tanks repaired, rust removed, float replaced without patching, pressure tested. Bill Orbeck, 7325 Meadow Mist Lane, Ferndale, Washington 98248, USA. Tel. +1 360 384 6203. (USA.) E-mail: bill_orbeck@comcast.net

If you are a member of the de Havilland Moth Club and require any airframe parts to be run through an approved NDT organization, providing you cover shipping and insurance we will check your parts on a cost-only basis. Please quote your membership number. David Firth; Aerospace NDT Ltd., Building 6, Fourth Avenue, Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN9 3GE, England. Tel. +44 (0)1302 770771. Fax. +44 (0)1302 770956. (GB.) E-mail: david@aerospacendt.com

For sale. As seen at the Halton Adventure: tail trolley suitable for tailskid aircraft. Triangular arrangement with castors at each corner. Painted bright yellow. £50 plus VAT. Delivery by arrangement. From the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. White 100% silk aviation scarves, ideal for open cockpit flying. Cool in summer, warm in winter. Size 6ft x 18in £9.95 including worldwide postage. Large size 7ft x 18in also available. Other sizes on request. Ideal gift. An absolute must for open cockpit flying. Contact Ineke Voeten, Zijdeateljeeke, Watermolenstraat 30, Roosendaal 4708 AN, The Netherlands. Tel/Fax. +31 165 561104. (The Netherlands.)  E-mail: zijdeatelier@home.nl, Website: www.zijdeatelier.com

For sale. A pair of BTH unscreened magnetos for Gipsy Major rebuilt by specialist Tony Stairs as spares for an aircraft which subsequently was sold. £1,750 ono. Tel. +44 (0)7970 033618. (GB.) E-mail: dh82a@tiscali.co.uk

For sale. de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth. Airframe 3,345h, engine 1,030h. Brass instruments, Garmin VHF/GPS and Becker intercom. C of A until June 2011. £38,000. Tel. +44 (0)1628 660880. (GB.) E-mail: dh87b@hotmail.co.uk

For sale. Quarter share in Old Sarum based DH82A Tiger Moth G-EMSY restored by Cliff Lovell in 2000 with zero timed Vintech engine (since run 325 hours). Further details from Tel. +44 (0)1794 390332. (GB.) E-mail: gemsy@nomansland.free-online.co.uk

Tiger Moth and Gipsy Moth replacement wing spars and all spars for tail surfaces manufactured to original standards. These are complete with all blocking in place, all holes jig-drilled and ready to install. Transport Canada, FAA, JAR, and British CAA approved. We also stock new manufacture wing compression struts, internal wing wires for all positions, interplane struts and hinge bolts and eyebolts for all positions. Interplane strut socket end fittings for Tiger Moth, new manufacture, Canadian$80 each plus shipping. See Moth Service Register Sections 44, 49, 68 and 89 for more details and other products. References available. Neil Davidson, Davidson Aeroworks, Canada. Tel. +1 250 427 7178. (Canada.) E-mail: peggneil@xplornet.com

Tiger Moth for sale. New annual on finalisation. £50,000. Based in southern England. For sale due to the recent death of the owner. Further details from Chris Clay. Tel. +44 (0)1264 720182. (GB.)

Wanted. Aluminium cylinder heads for Gipsy II engine scheduled for flight in a restored DH60 Moth. Who can help? Nick Challinor, Mothcair Aviation Services, Hangar 1, The Airfield, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484, Australia. Tel. (business hours only) +61 2 6672 1592. (Australia.) E-mail: nchallinor@dodo.com.su

For sale. Tiger Moth G-ASPV just at the end of a major overhaul. New fabric. Painted in RAF camouflage. Currently at Branscombe Aerodrome, Devon. Details from Zac Rockey. E-mail: z.rockey@btinternet.com

Tailwheel and mainwheel brake conversion for Tiger Moth including modified rudder pedals. British CAA Approved. Exchange set for AUS$5,500. Cheque, colour scheme and a parcel with the original wheels, pedals and skid to Ray Windred, The Hangar, Luskintyre Airport, 252 Pyewells Road, Luskintyre, New South Wales 2321, Australia. For Customs' purposes the parts should be declared as Vintage Aircraft Parts for Repair and Return.

Majors and Minors, Janic Geelan's first of a multi volume book series on the history of the de Havilland Aircraft Company and its products is available from NZ Aviation Press, PO Box 11-591, Ellerslie, Auckland 1542, New Zealand. The first publication (Volume 2 note) covers DH60, DH80, DH82, DH83, DH84, DH88, DH89, DH94 and DH91, engines, propellers and the DH Technical School. Price £29 per copy post paid worldwide. E-mail: info@nzaviationpress.co.nz

For sale. Gipsy Major 1C engine overhauled to nil hour condition. Further details from Tel. +44 (0)7770 438876. (GB.)

For sale. British Hardware. 1/4 BSF all metal stiffnuts. AGS 2001-E1-66. Cad plated, as new old stock. Normal retail price £1.50 each plus VAT. Limited quantity available at £200 per thousand. Ben Cox. Tel. +44 (0)7760 366570. (GB.) E-mail: bcox@airatlantique.co.uk

For sale. Flying helmet. Mk10b. Current RAF issue. Carbon fibre shell. Medium broad fitting. Worn only three times. David Clark boom mic (worth £100). Can plug in RAF face mask if required. Same helmet from Headset Services at £1,400. Sell for £400 firm. No offers. Tel. +44 (0) 7900 244442. (GB.) E-mail: marcus@innfrastructure.com

Wanted. S.G.Brown Ltd. Aero Turn Indicator for my DH60 Moth. It looks very similar to the Reid & Sigrist instrument fitted to the Tiger Moth. Willing to purchase or exchange for a Tiger Moth instrument. Ed Field. Australia.E-mail: efield2@bigpond.com

Solo to England, Barry Markham’s new book covering his epic Tiger Moth flight from Perth, Western Australia, to Cambridge, England, in 1998. Available from the Stockbox. Cover price £14.99. Club offer price £12.50 plus £2.50 postage (GB) and £5 postage worldwide.

Tiger Moth for sale. ZS-DNR, rebuilt in 2001. Photographs on request. £54,000. Contact Steve Howard, South Africa. E-mail: howards@mailme.ae

Serviceable Canadian DHC-1 Chipmunk engine cowling complete (pictures on request) available for trade for a serviceable DH82 Tiger Moth cowling, any type considered but Canadian DH82C preferred. Contact Frank Grubbs, USA. E-mail: dgrubbs@kub.org

For sale. DH82A Tiger Moth. Total airframe reconstruction 1999 to 2003. 80 flying hours only. Engine has approx 450 hours since Ed Clark overhaul with some updates. US$85,000. For complete details, information and photographs see my website.
www.buytigermoth.com

For sale. 1935 Tiger Moth DH82A G-ADWJ, (ex Prestwick, RAF BB803), active restoration project kit, includes time expired Gipsy Major engine with log book. Fuselage restored and virtually ready for re-covering. New floor, new control box, new front seat diaphragm, new stringers, restored turtle decks and coamings. Kit is substantially complete and includes flying surfaces, carbon steel flying wires, instruments, fuel and oil tanks, wheels, seats, instruments etc but is missing one engine bearer frame. Situated in my Herefordshire workshop. £14,000 ono. Chris Adams. Tel. +44 (0)1981 251026. (GB.) E-mail: c.adams@talktalk.net

Wanted. High quality Tiger Moth in flying condition. Peter Winters, Winters Aviation, Luchhavenlei 1, Bus 48, 2100 Deurne, Belgium. E-mail: peter.winters@wintersaviation.com

For sale. DH84 Dragon structural fuselage bracing wire attachment lug fittings (three new and one used). Further details from Vintage Engine Technology. Tel. +44 (0)1767 651794. (GB.) E-mail: mail@vintech.aero

For sale. DH60 Moth centre section rigging wires, new manufacture in stainless steel, complete with end fittings: H36781 (rear centre section) and H18868 (front centre section). Surplus to the current order book. Immediate delivery. Contact the Stockbox, deHMC HQ.

Wanted. Vertical type oil pressure gauge for airworthy Tiger Moth. Paul Gliddon, GB. E-mail: pgliddon@hotmail.com

Wanted. Non-airworthy or scrap DH82A Tiger Moth and Gipsy Major engine parts to enable the construction of a non-flying Tiger Moth for public display as a Memorial to the airmen and airwomen of No 11 EFTS, Royal Australian Air Force, based at RAAF Base Benalla during the Second World War. The replica aircraft would be kept under cover at Benalla Airfield, Victoria, Australia. Douglas J. Williams, c/o 57 Hossack Road, Baddaginnie, Victoria 3670, Australia. E-mail: djw@melpc.org.au

For sale. Quarter share in a DHC-1 Chipmunk. Based at Fen End Farm, near Cottenham, just north of Cambridge. Zero hour Vintech engine, new C of A. Good availability. Share priced at £9,000. Contact Ken Kelso. Tel. +44 (0)1954 252399 or +44 (0)7803 584312. (GB.) E-mail: ken@fenendfarm.co.uk

For sale. A pair of BTH AG4 magnetos, tested by Vintech and supplied with JAA Form 1 release paperwork. £750 each or £1,250 the pair. Located in GB. Contact Ian. E-mail: mothpilot@hotmail.co.uk

For sale. Two Second World War genuine ‘Irving’ fleece jackets, one used by a Spitfire pilot subsequently killed in 1942 in North Africa. Both are a bit tatty. Medium size. Would suit Tiger Moth pilots who would like to look original. Offers invited. Eric Newbigin. Tel. +44 (0)1225 722106. (GB.) mornings or between 1800 and 2000 local. E-mail: enewbigin@aol.com

For sale. DH82 Tiger Moth propeller cover set. Genuine Air Ministry issue 1948. Very rare. £100. Photos available. Situated in North Yorkshire. Tel. +44 (0)1757 269184 or 270001. (GB.) Ask for Austin or Ulla Mercer. Fax. +44 (0)1757 270370.

Wanted. Tiger Moth pitot tube guide H35646 (holds the pitot and static tubes in the horizontal position) and associated interplane strut clips 6A/46 for positioning the tubing. Steve Betzler. Tel. +1 262 368 2003 daytime. Cell +1 414 520 2537. (USA.) E-mail: sbetzler@empirelevel.com

Wanted. Gipsy I engine for restoration to airworthy condition. Patrik Schlemmer, Germany. E-mail: patrik.schlemmer@buergermail.net

For sale. One pair of EDO I-1835 floats complete with all rigging to suit DH82A Tiger Moth. British CAA and Transport Canada approved. Modification drawings and British AAN included. Crates for shipment also available. May be viewed under operational conditions this winter in Florida. Contact Willie Gerdes. (GB.) E-mail: wgerdes@tiger82.fsnet.co.uk

For sale. DH82A Tiger Moth, fully refurbished and signed out. Ready for assembly and flight test in South Africa. £45.000 ono. Price excludes shipping. Further details on request. Stan Hill, PO Box 2147, Florida Hills 1716, South Africa. Tel/Fax. +27 11 673 3474. (South Africa.) E-mail: histan@telkomsa.net

Cubair Engineering, currently based at Redhill, intends to stop carrying out aircraft maintenance, including that for locally based Moth aircraft. The M3 Approval will, therefore, be available. Alistair (Chalky) White who holds the lease on the hangar is happy to continue to rent the space on similar conditions as at present (currently about £1,500 per month including rates but not electricity) for four aircraft spaces plus workshops etc. For further details please apply to The Editor, The Moth.

Tiger Moth for sale. 1939 aircraft, annual inspection due March 2009 and C of A March 2010. Mode C transponder, new rigging wires, flies well, based on a private strip near Bath. The only reason for sale is that the owner has lost his licence. For full details contact Eric Newbigin. Tel. +44 (0)1225 722106 (GB.) mornings, or between 1800 and 2000 local. Offers over £43,000. E-mail: enewbigin@aol.com

For sale. Unique Racing DH60G Moth once owned and operated by Alan Butler and also a completely rebuilt DH89A Dragon Rapide, both airworthy and based in New Zealand. For full details please see our website.www.aerohub.co.nz/sales

For sale. One only new manufacture Dunlop tyre Pt No DR6620, suitable for Hornet Moth, Leopard Moth, some Percival aeroplanes and Winjeel. Last remaining stock item. £240 plus VAT plus shipping. Details from The Stockbox. deHMC HQ.

Wanted. Tiger Moth tailskid rubber buffers, H33216. Offers please to David Lewis, GB. E-mail: d.o.lewis@btinternet.com

For sale. Set of four Tiger Moth wings plus one other in reasonable condition. One wing still has original RAF fabric. Will need some work. £10,000. View with no obligation. Tel. +44 (0) 7900 244442. (GB.) E-mail: marcus@innfrastructute.com

For sale. Flying suits. 2 x genuine WWII, RAF/SAAF circa 1941. Size 5 complete with detachable fur collars and inbuilt heating elements; 2 x padded inner flying suits (to go with the above) sizes 5 and 6; 2 x summer/winter flying suits Mk4 and Mk4a, ‘as new’ condition. £75 each item plus shipping. Enquiries to Stan Hill, South Africa. Tel. +27 11 673 3474 or +27 84 642 0401. (South Africa.) E-mail: histan@telkomsa.net

Wanted. DH89A Dragon Rapide. Due to advancing age I have found it increasingly difficult to fit more than three of my friends in the front cockpit of my Tiger Moth for ‘drinks and sunset’ flights. The aircraft does not have to be in mint condition. Details to be forwarded via The Editor, The Moth.

For sale. A quantity of Tiger Moth airframe spares and Gipsy Major engines and spares plus jigs, tools and transport trailer. Willing to dispose of the whole in one lot. Lists available. Details from Gregory Penna, 49 Myers Street, Bendigo, Victoria 3550, Australia. E-mail: pennag@vic.chariot.net.au

DH82A parts for disposal: three ailerons (2R and 1L) in good shape with some minor rib repairs and one still covered, one R reconditioned elevator, one L elevator spar. MONA carburettor from an Alfa Romeo built Gipsy Major engine; front and rear harness; wing tip with rib (upper plane) and several other minor parts (ribs and many different bits of all sizes), fittings for ailerons and elevators and others. I also have several scrap parts such as bent cabane struts; a cracked control box and wing spar missing 2cm at the root end. I would like to sell the good parts at a reasonable price and the rest is free. Located 15-20 minutes’ drive from Fiumicino Airport, Rome. Giancarlo Bonometti. E-mail: bonometti7@libero.it

For sale. Tiger Moth port lower wing. Overhauled with new rear spar and all ribs, leading and trailing edges, tip bow, cables etc. Complete with aileron and walkway. Covered in Ceconite silver. Quality build. All paperwork. Ready to fit and fly. Needs no work whatsoever. £9,250 plus VAT if applicable. Tel. +44 (0) 1767 627375. (GB.) E-mail: skysporteng@aol.com

Wanted. Gipsy Major 1 pistons, 10 thou oversize. For operational Tiger Moth. Martiens Steyn, South Africa. E-mail: mjd.steyn@absamail.co.za

For sale. Tiger Moth tail skid, complete assembly with skid shoe. NOS. US$400.00 or best offer. Joel Hirtle, USA. Tel. +1 614 855 9434 or cell +1 614 403 0106. (USA.) E-mail: joel.hirtle@showa1.com

For sale. A pair of Tiger Moth rpm range tachometers. Wartime manufacture, boxed, unused. £120 each plus shipping. No VAT. Available from the Stockbox. deHMC HQ.

Tiger Moth group share. A new group in the Midlands still has capacity for one additional pilot/enthusiast. The Tiger Moth is a 1935 DH82A restored by Paul Groves in 2000, and little used since. Blue with light grey flying surfaces, Ceconite covered and finished in butyrate dope. Low engine hours. No strakes, but cleared for aerobatics. Located at Baxterley Aerodrome, a quiet and sheltered spot in the true centre of England. Good facilities and a helping hand available for all things Moth. Toilets, crew room, power, compressed air, jacks, tools, manuals, Avgas and oil available on site. Quarter share with new C of A and insurance, £12,500. Contact Ken Broomfield. Tel. +44 (0)1827 874572. (GB.) E-mail: merlin.plastics@btconnect.com

For sale. Chipmunk DHC1. Dutch registered as PH-ZWA. Aircraft build in 1952. Total hrs:5,580. Engine 70 hrs after overhaul. Com 120 + intercom. All ADs carried out, X-ray 2007. Delivered with EASA Form 52. Price 45,000 euro. No VAT. Aad Schenk, Bantulaan 21, 2622 LP Delft, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 15 2623690. (The Netherlands.) E-mail:
arie.schenk@wolmail.nl

For sale. Tiger Moth G-BJZF. LAA Permit aircraft. For sale as a whole at £75,000 or with potential to form a new group with ten shares available at £7,500 each. Aircraft to be based at Old Warden, Bedfordshire. G-BJZF is in excellent condition following extensive works by professionals, too much to list. For further information and photographs call Marcus Lodge. Tel. +44 (0)7900 244442. (GB.) E-mail: marcus@innfrastructure.com

Wanted. A pair of Tiger Moth box ribs (situated on either side of the fuel tank. Part Numbers H 35153 and H35154. David Porter, GB. E-mail: Dh82a@tiscali.co.uk
 
 

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