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The Moth no. 148

For sale. Canadian DH82C Tiger Moth. Recent complete rebuild. Detailed to RCAF circa 1942. C of A. Current Annual. VHF. US$95,000. E-mail: nostal@incentre.net

Instrument services for Moths. Airtron Instruments is back in business for instrument overhaul testing and repair. We have relocated to 40B St Paul’s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2BH. Tel. +44 (0)1780 482557. FAO Bruce Irvine. E-mail: bruceirvine@tiscali.co.uk

For sale. A collection of 52 1/48 constant scale models of aircraft from Bleriot XI to English Electric P1B. Most personally made, some professionally, all museum quality. Details on request. Also set of 12 volumes of ‘Aircraft Profiles’ to be sold complete. Proceeds of sale to be shared: 10% to deHMC and 90% to a fund to train aircraft ground engineers. Desmond Penrose. Tel. +44 (0)1582 833190. (GB.)

For sale. Gipsy Major 10-2 stripped for inspection. No logbook. Located in the West of Ireland. Contact Philip Jones. E-mail: castlehacket@hotmail.com

A new line in the Stockbox. NGK D6HA 12mm unshielded spark plugs. Boxes of 10 plugs at £17.00 plus VAT and carriage. Available from the Stockbox at deHMC HQ.

For sale. 1940 DH82A Tiger Moth. Restoration completed November 2001. Gipsy Major 1C. Tailwheel, radio, electric starter with charger, new tyres. $90,000. Harry E. Clark. Tel. +1 317 501 0131. (USA.). E-mail: cubmoth@aol.com

For sale. New manufacture fuel shut off valves for DH82A Tiger Moth. These valves are made in our workshop in Thailand to original specification and cost £98 plus shipping. Contact Tony Smallwood. E-mail: fly@nokaviation.com

Wanted. Jackaroo airframe parts. Seeking top cowl, slat locking lever, trim control lever and fairing strip between turtledeck and rear fairing structure. All required for restoration of G-AOIO in Australia. Contact John Fisher. Fax. +61 3 5439 6206. (Australia.). E-mail: jfisher007@bigpond.com

Tiger Moth group seeks new member. Tailwheel time preferred. Aeroplane in superb condition, based in the Abingdon area of Oxfordshire, GB. Further details from Digby Mackworth. E-mail: mackworth@btinternet.com

For sale in New Zealand, DH89A Dragon Rapide/Dominie ZK-SWR. The aeroplane is 60 hours off a complete 12 year rebuild. Gipsy Queen III engines, zero-timed, Fairey Reed X-9 propellers, interior including seat frames and leather upholstery all new. Original instruments plus two Garmin GPS/COM units and digital transponder. Covered in Ceconite, painted using Butyrate paint. Finished in attractive Swissair colours of the ‘thirties. NZ$700,000, plus GST if sold within NZ (approx. £270,000). All export papers to hand. Further information and photos on www.tissi.co.nz/rapide.html. Contact Benno Tissi in New Zealand. E-mail: benno@tissi.co.nz or tissi@ihug.co.nz

For sale. Original Tiger Moth fuel tank, serviceable, new fuel gauge, (glass fitting cap, glass and seals) pressure tested, requires painting to complete. Located and available for inspection at Langham Airfield, Norfolk. £750. Contact John Farquhar in the first instance. Tel. +44 (0)1343 543882 or +44 (0)7990 535162. (GB.). E-mail: johnmfarquhar@aol.com

For sale. DH82A Tiger Moth Serial No DHNZ80, built by de Havilland at Rongotai in 1942. 281 hours since total rebuild completed in Oct 1991 at the Croydon Aircraft Company. Always hangared. All logbooks since the aircraft left military service with the RNZAF. VHF radio, Transponder Mode C, long range fuel tank, 406 ELT installed. Priced at NZ$155,000. Call Bill on +64 21 728 644 (New Zealand.). E-mail: kiwill@lambfamily.co.nz

Manufacturing project. Map holding springs on the instrument panel of a Hornet Moth ‘Notebook spring instrument board Pt No H31931’. Small batch manufacture to original drawings is being organised but using polished stainless steel material. Price expected to be about £25 per pair. Contact Dave Reid, Norfolk, England. Tel +44 (0)1692 538342 or +44 (0)7789 557258. (GB.). E-mail: dave.reid@helipilotservices.co.uk

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

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. (USA.). 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. 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. 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. 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.Website: www.buytigermoth.com

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. Also available Tiger Moth centre section rigging wires, two off H36044 (front) with end fittings. Contact the Stockbox, deHMC HQ.

For sale. One pair of EDO 1-1835 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 in Florida. Contact Willie Gerdes. (GB.). E-mail: wgerdes@tiger82.fsnet.co.uk

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

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

Tiger Moth fuel tanks manufactured from non-corrugated stainless steel in the aircraft workshops of Nok Aviation, Nok Airfield, Thailand. Made to order from £950 each. E-mail: fly@nokaviation.com

For sale. DH82A Tiger Moth F-PMDS (c/n 83741). de Havilland built 1940, Morris Motors assembled 1941, RAF service 1941–1953. Sold to France 1954. Complete rebuild of engine and airframe between 1999 and 2001. Currently flown on CNRA (Permit) conditions, 80 hrs TT since restoration. Based Lunéville, Lorraine. Logs available since 1954. Offers sought. Further information available from Peter Gould. Tel. +33 160 43 24 48. (France.). E-mail: prmj.gould@wanadoo.fr

For sale. Gerald Coulson's 'Sunday Morning' original oil painting depicting Cambridge Flying Group's Tiger Moth G-AOEI. Large 40in x 30in canvas painted circa 1979. This picture had a very successful print-run with Solomen and Whitehead. £20,000. Marcus. Tel. +44 (0)7900 244442. GB. E-mail: marcus@innfrastructure.com

For sale. Door frame latch-plates H36487LH and H36488RH for Hornet/Leopard/Puss Moth application. New manufacture. Peter Lovegrove. Tel +44 (0)1202 874271 or +44 (0)7967 135376. (GB.)

Wanted. DH82A Tiger Moth project for restoration to airworthy condition. Carlos Masco, Primero de Mayo, 286 Cordoba 5008, Argentina. Tel. 543514872381. E-mail: carlosmasco@hotmail.com

For sale. de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth. Airframe 3,380h, engine 1,070h. Brass instruments. Garmin GPS/VHF and intercom. C of A to June 2011. £38,000. Tel. +44 (0)1628 660880 (GB). E-mail: dh87b@hotmail.co.uk

DHC.1 Chipmunk share for sale. Aircraft, based at Little Gransden (Beds/Cambs). Only £1,800 for a 1/14th share. Excellent condition. Well run group. £50/month, £84/hour wet. Contact Chris Burkett. Tel +44 (0)1525 718118. (GB). E-mail: cwbhome@googlemail.com

For sale. Tiger Moth port upper wing, uncovered, excellent condition, £2,000; numerous ailerons, £100 each. Gipsy Major 1 bottom ends x 2, as removed from aircraft, cranks are known to be u/s. £500 each. Marcus. Tel. +44 (0)7900 244442 (GB.). E-mail: marcus@innfrastructure.com

For sale. Unique DH82A Tiger Moth G-ACDA, works number 3175, the first 82A type Tiger Moth built. Totally overhauled to original specification in its de Havilland School of Flying colour scheme. A one-off historic aeroplane in its own class worldwide. £90,000. Further details from Bryn Hughes. Tel.+44 (0)1234 840467(GB.). E-mail: bryndhughes@yahoo.co.uk

For sale. Gipsy Major 1 engines and spares. Complete engines, bottom ends, top covers, crank cases, back covers with gears, camshafts, con rods and pistons standard size, some rings, barrels, heads with rocker gear and valves, all-bronze without inserts, crankshafts, oil pumps with gears, pushrods, inlet manifolds, carburettor with flame trap and filter, fuel pump set, oil filter assembly with throttle linkage, rev counter drive assembly, engine mounts, various nuts, bolts, front crankshaft cover rings, small back cover plates, oil pipes. Simon O'Connell. Tel. +44 (0)774294898. (GB.)

For sale. Gipsy Queen 30 engine, ex Heron. Please email for further details. Pictures supplied on request. Philip Green, USA. E-mail: pjgmgg@yahoo.com

DH82A Tiger Moth rebuild project for sale due to illness: DHA 801, RAAF A17-651, N2981V. US$38,000. New stainless steel rigging wires. The fuselage is ready to cover. All new wood including new tail feathers, new engine cowlings, seats. I have invested over US$50,000 in her so far. The workmanship is of the highest level. Many new ‘original’ items will go with the aeroplane. The wings are the only things left to restore but condition looks very good. Gipsy Major 1C engine. Mike Aven, 21060 Felipa Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92887, USA. Tel. office hours +1 714 307 3433. (USA.). E-mail: aven@earthlink.net

Wanted. Two original looking leather flying helmets complete with goggles etc. ideally examples that incorporate the headset inside the helmet as opposed to attaching from the outside. Ed Scurr, London, England. E-mail: escurr@hotmail.com

Wanted. Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major engine for installation in an RWD-6 replica, winner of the 1932 Challenge. Also wanted, Cirrus Hermes for an RWD-4 replica. Jacek Mainka, Poland. E-mail: jacekmainka@yahoo.com

Wanted. Cork floats for Claudel Hobson carburettor fitted to Gipsy Major Series1, Tiger Moth side cowling clips, port and starboard, H31945A and H31946A. Bill Balson, Luskintyre, Australia. E-mail: wpbalson@nelsonbay.com

For sale. DH5258J propeller for DH94 Moth Minor. Horden Richmond manufacture November 1974. I will not take the propeller off the wall ‘for less than £1,000’. Brian Halcro, Stromness, Orkney Isles. E-mail: denise.flett@sky.com

For sale. DHC.1 Chipmunk parts. Three wheels (Pt No 9389) two fitted with Firestone and one with Dunlop pre-owned tyres and two axle spacers. Offers around £300. Four non-flyable cylinder heads and pistons for Gipsy Major 10-2 engine. Offers around £10. Contact Paul Doyle Tel. +44 (0)7749 279457 or Janice Doyle Tel. +44 (0)7962 611833 or +44 (0)1223 839646. (GB.)

Wanted for Tiger Moth: bolt assembly for rod H24215A to fix front and rear ends at forks. Also wanted one off the plate fixed at the lower end of the fin spar which limits the lateral movement of the rudder and tailskid and is fixed with two bolts. Dr Martin Knebel, Schulstrasse 21, Bad Berleburg 57319, Germany. E-mail: dr.martin.knebel@web.de

For sale. Brand new pitot head for DH82A Tiger Moth, complete, best offer in excess of £100. Also available, new strut-mounted windy ASI reading from stall to 120mph. Bill Ison, 24 Glebe Way, Haddenham, Cambridge CB6 3TG. Tel. +44 (0)1353 740182 (GB.)

Rebuilding your Tiger Moth? Too much to list but there is a good chance we have what you need. Telephone with the part number or accurate description and we will check through our stock. David and Mollie Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Tel. +44 (0)1892 822359. (GB.)

Wanted. DH94 Moth Minor. Details please to Marcus Barton, Hampshire, GB. E-mail: marcuscsd@yahoo.co.uk

For sale. The Spitmoth, Tiger Moth with a Spitfire cockpit as seen at Oshkosh and featured in this issue of The Moth. Full details from Harry Schoning, California, USA. E-mail: tmothbldr@aol.com

Wanted. Tiger Moth starboard lower wing and starboard upper wing. Joe Wright. GB. E-mail: joeaviation@hotmail.com

For sale. Original de Havilland publications: Care and Maintenance Manual Gipsy Major Series II aero engine (1948); Tiger Moth Maintenance and Repair Manual. Details from Lloyd Ressler. Tel. +44 (0)1753 882480. (GB.). E-mail: lress@sky.com

Sympathetic motor engineer wanted who can apply magic to the engine of an Austin 8, based in the Midlands, used as part of the live dressing by the ‘Forgotten Few Re-enactment Group’ who have been supporting the Club’s events over recent years. Offers via deHMC HQ please.

Wanted. Details of the slot locking mechanism fitted in a DH.60G Moth Major cockpit. Schedules of spare parts make no mention. Could the slots be locked during flight? Details please to Nigel Lemon. E-mail: nigel.lemon2@btinternet.com

Wanted. Interior and cockpit pictures of a DH.80A Puss Moth. Kevin Moore, Texas, USA. E-mail: kmoore@psav.com

Single wooden propeller blade, natural finish, prime condition, until now used as an umbrella stand, free for collection by anyone with an interest. The blade appears to be a variable pitch unit previously part of a three or four blade group. Provenance unknown. Pictures available. Located at Farnham in Surrey. Please contact Mrs Susie Briars. Tel. +44 (0)1252 715915 (GB.). E-mail: briars.vicarage@virgin.net

Wanted. Photographs of Kenyan registered aircraft, all types, bearing Kenya Colonial ‘VP’ markings issued between 1929 and 1965. Many different types are involved with a heavy de Havilland presence. Mike Blake, 31 Osprey Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire BL5 2SL, England. E-mail: mblake8403@aol.com

Found at the Charity Flying Weekend at Halton 2009 on the Saturday: a pair of leather gloves with the name ‘Mark Todd’ embroidered inside. No claims to date. Currently lodged with Howard Anderson, DH Tech School. E-mail: andermahr@talktalk.net

For sale. Gipsy Major 10 Mk 1. Zero hours since major overhaul completed by Norvic in 1990. Inhibited in 1997 for long-term dry storage since. Located in GB. Offers in the region of £17,000. Steve Wilch, c/o Clifford Roberts, Pacioli House, 9 Brookfield, Duncan Close, Moulton Park, Northampton NN3 6WL, England. Tel. +44 (0)1604 642933. Fax +44 (0)1604 642943. (GB.). E-mail: hayleyculverhouse@cliffordroberts.com

Wanted. Airworthy or restorable DH.89A Dragon Rapide. Details please to Les Scattergood, Yorkshire, GB. E-mail: les@sherburnengineering.co.uk

Wanted. BTH contact breaker units specifically 37A CX55203 left hand and 37A CX55203 right hand. These could also be BTH AEI 60's ERA components with part numbers from the last production run: CX138405 right hand and CX138405 left hand. Brad McMillan, The Vintage Aviator, 58 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand.Website: http://thevintageaviator.co.nz

Wanted. Wright Gipsy Moth engine or parts.  I am in process of restoring a DH60GMW Gipsy Moth and would like it to carry an original Wright engine. James Brannan, 3409H Airport Drive, Torrance, USA. Tel. +1 310 891 1334 (USA). Fax. +1 310 891 1338 (USA). E-mail: bciomber@msn.com

For sale. Tiger Moth airframe and Gipsy Major engine parts: pistons and gudgeon pins, connecting rod with bearings and crankshaft main bearings, crankcase with some parts, camshaft (good condition), oil tank, wheel fairings, wheel, landing gear tubes. Daniel Dirkes. Tel. +49 160 47 36 169. (Germany.). E-mail: daniel@emsland-motte.de

For sale. A pair of cloth helmets (khaki, Aertex material) complete with oxygen mask and microphone, earphones and Mk VIII goggles. Size 2. Offers over £200.00. Roger Parker. Tel. +44 (0)1603 664253. (GB.). E-mail: roger.parker16@btinternet.com

Wanted for Armstrong Siddeley Genet engine to be fitted into a DH60 Moth aircframe: spare parts, literature, manuals, etc. Please contact Croydon Parry. Tel. +44 (0)7876 402195. (GB.)

The de Havilland Educational Trust invites applications for the voluntary post of Treasurer effective from October 2010. South of England domicile would be most convenient for contact purposes. Offers please to the Chairman, DHET, c/o de Havilland Moth Club. E-mail: dhet@dhmothclub.co.uk

For sale. Copies of The Moth magazine Nos 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 74. All in reasonable condition. £1.00 each plus postage. Colin Usher. E-mail: petrolhead@colinusher.info

Wanted. Items of RAF pilot’s equipment, uniform, insignia, etc., appropriate to RAF personnel when the Tiger Moth was in service. I want to be correctly dressed when presenting N28661 at events in the USA. Dan Linkous. E-mail: dehavillanddan@aol.com

Wanted. Overhaul manual and parts book for the BTH magneto series fitted to Gipsy Major engines. Mike Williams. Tel. +1 812 343 8879. (USA.). E-mail: mike@biplanebuilder.com
 
 

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