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The Moth no. 156

For sale. Inner and outer flying suits manufactured in 1942 but in ‘brand-new’ condition. Inners are heavily quilted. Outers have heater elements integrated in the abric and are fitted with detachable fur collars. Further details from Stan Hill, South Africa. E-mail: histan@telkomsa.net

Chipmunk for sale. G-TRIC based with the Infant of Orleans Foundation at Toledo-Ocaña airfield (LEOC), Spain. Manufactured in 1956 in England. Airframe 8,459 hours. Engine 1,510 hours since complete overhaul, 492 hours since top overhaul. C of A until March 2013. Flight test by potential new owners welcomed. Pictures and a copy of the C of A by e-mail. Asking price Euros 59,500. Contact Angel Alejo Fernandez. E-mail: aalejotopo@gmail.com

Tiger Moth for sale. N85882. Equipped by Ed Clark for the World Vintage Rally: alternator, Slick magnetos, KLX135A GPS-radio-intercom, Mode C transponder, ELT. Hydraulic brakes and tailwheel. Original instrument panels. New rigging wires. Royal Swedish Air Force pre-war colour scheme. 4,143 hours TT. 843 hours SMOH and POH. Last Annual November 2010. US$75,000 ono. Lars de Jounge, 245 Nieuport Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32968, USA. Tel. +1 772 321 5175 (mobile) or 772 299 7100. E-mail: ldejounge@aol.com

Tiger Moth for sale. N38KH is part of the Edgar Cato Aircraft Collection now for disposal following the death of the owner. The aircraft was completely overhauled by Aero Fabrication of Bartow, Florida, in 2006. Gipsy Major engine rebuilt by Ed Clark, 20 hours run. New Sensinich W79CFL-60 propeller, Slick magneto conversion, electric starter, new Bruntons rigging wires, Becker radio and new hydraulic braking system. Asking US$85,000. For further details please contact Mrs Carol de Solla Atkin, 2 Devon Mead, Hatfield Aerodrome, Hertfordshire AL10 9GD, Great Britain. Tel. +44 (0) 1707 260894 or mobile +44 (0) 7974 013828. (GB.) E-mail: catkin0@gmail.com

For sale. Royal Australian Navy Sea Venoms and HMAS Melbourne. Print 10/12 from the original by David Marshall. 1996. Signed by the artist. Offers in excess of £50 solicited. Buyer collects or postage extra. All proceeds to the Crux Easton Wind Engine Trust. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. ‘The Tiger Club’ volumes 1, 2 and 3 as a lot, £10.00 plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. A few recently discovered presentation mementos of Woburn Rallies: 1981 octagonal plate £5.00, 1985 and 1986 hand-made ceramic mugs £5.00 each, 1989 melamine tray £5.00, 1992 small glass tankard £5.00, 1993 ceramic stud box £5.00. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Acrylic paper weights with embedded image of Tiger Moth G-AZZZ by Tony Woollett. £5.00 each plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

Bargain Books for sale. de Havilland Pictorial Tribute by Gordon Bain, £15.00; Eight Wings to the North by Jonathan Elwes, £10.00; Glasmoth by Jonathan Elwes, £10.00; Prelude to the Harrier by Hugh Merewether, £5.00. Postage extra. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. A4 litho prints by David Hammond. DH.60 G-ATBL (red scheme); DH.87B Hornet Moth G-ADLY; DH.80A Puss Moth G-AEOA. £2.00 each including postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Shopper/Tote shoulder bag in beige or black with printed deHMC biplane Moth symbol, £5.00 each; tea towel with printed deHMC biplane Moth symbol, £2.50. Postage extra. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Beige cloth flying helmet with electrics and boom microphone, NATO jackplug, £90.00. Postage extra. Further details on request. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club polo shirt, black, small and medium, £13.00 each; bottle green, small and large £13.00 each; burgundy, small, £13.00 each; heather grey, large and extra large, £13.00 each; navy, small, £13.00 each; sky blue, small and extra large, £13.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club sweatshirt, burgundy, small, medium and extra large, £16.00 each; heather grey, extra large, £16.00 each; navy, small and medium, £16.00 each; sky blue, small, medium, large and extra large, £16.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club T-Shirt, burgundy, small, large and extra large, £8.00 each; heather grey, medium, £8.00; navy, small, medium and extra large, £8.00 each; sky blue, small, medium and extra large, £8.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club full zip bodywarmer fleece, navy, small, £25.00 each; Half zip overhead fleece, navy, small, large and extra large, £25.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club longsleeve rugby shirts, black, small, £25.00 each; navy, small, £25.00 each; red, small, £25.00 each; royal blue, small and medium, £25.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club caps: plush, powder blue, £8.00 each; sandwich peak, sky blue and white, £10.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Club fleece scarves: grey, £8.00 each; red, £8.00 each; yellow, £8.00 each. All plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Corgi Toys die-cast model Tiger Moth, RAF camouflage, boxed. £5.50 each. Ideal Christmas present to yourself. Plus postage. Apply to the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Fairey Reed metal propeller removed from a Gipsy Major 1C engine, 2,500euros; P4A compass with box, 130euros. Carlfred Dennefleh, Laudstrasse 60, 69502 Hemsbach, Germany. Tel. +49 6201 72322. (Germany.)

For sale. Puss Moth G-FAVC, the last Puss Moth to be completed by the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada at Downsview. Airframe has been completely refurbished by a team lead by Aero Antiques at Durley. Gipsy Major 1C zero timed by Vintech. Permit aircraft. Further details from Peter Lovegrove, Moorshiolm, 26 Carroll The Moth. Enterprise No. 156 41 Avenue, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 8BP, England. Tel. +44 (0)1202 874271 or +44 (0)7967 135376. (GB.)

For sale. One sixth share in the DH.82 Queen Bee based at RAF Henlow. £75ph wet, £75pcm. Propeller and all four wings totally refurbished, recovered in Ceconite and repainted by Skysport Engineering, April 2010. Engine approx 100hrs SMOH and ring mod by Vintech. Repainted cowlings and tank, recovered rudder and all work for the Annual completed. The aircraft operates on an LAA Permit. £10,000 for a share in this unique warbird. John Flynn. Tel. +44 (0)7976
311390. (GB.)

One only PAL video tape Taming the Tiger remains in stock. £12.50 post free. DVD edition is out of stock. We are still hoping for a Mk 2 version in due course. Available from the deHMC Stockbox.

A new book. Tales from the Tiger Rag, compiled and edited by Michael Jones. £5.99 per copy plus postage (£1.50 GB). Available from Pen Press, 25 Eastern Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1GJ. Tel. +44 (0)845 108 0530. (GB.) E-mail: info@penpress.co.uk

High Wycombe: birthplace of Geoffrey de Havilland, home of George Holt Thomas, local residents included Amy Johnson and Louis Blériot with visits by Cody, Cobham and Captain Hucks. Parts were manufactured for the DH.4, DH.9, Tiger Moth, Mosquito, Hornet, Vampire and Venom in the town’s furniture factories. “High Wycombe’s Contribution to Aviation” is the book co-researched and written by Moth Club member Dave Scott and contains many previously
unpublished pictures of Mosquito production. Local airfields featured are Lacey Green, Bourne End and Booker together with the local Headquarters of RAF Bomber Command and US Eighth AAF. All profits from sales are donated to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance. £10 per copy (£13 by post GB only). Order from Dave Scott, 21 Ellsworth Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2TU, England. E-mail: davescott321@btinternet.com

New production of the DH.Moth trademark star: large, multicoloured, 11 inches across the points. Waterslide for greater authenticity. £12.50 per copy plus postage and VAT if applicable. Order from the deHMC Stockbox.

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

Wanted. DHC.1 Chipmunk. Full details please to Colin Dodds. Tel. +44 (0)1428 606523. (GB.) E-mail: cndodds@aol.com

For sale. Unique DH.82A Tiger Moth G-ACDA, works number 3175, the first DH.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. Further details from Bryn Hughes. Tel. +44 (0)1234 840467. (GB.) E-mail: bryndhughes@yahoo.co.uk

For disposal. One pair Claudel Hobson downdraught carburettors Type AI 55/E1 removed in an unmolested condition from a Gipsy Queen 30 engine and looking for a suitable home. Details from Mike Clark, GB. E-mail: vanoostrum@aol.com

Alex Henshaw, ‘A Flying Legend’. Words by Alex Henshaw, paintings by Michael Turner. A limited edition of leather bound copies is available at £240 each. Hardback copies at £95 each. Postal rates at £10 for GB, £22 for Europe and £28 for the rest of the world. Contact Studio 88 Ltd., PO Box 568, Aylesbury, Bucks HP17 8ZX, GB. Tel.and Fax. +44 (0)1296 338504. (GB.) E-mail: info@studio88.co.uk

Wanted. Mainwheel tyres and tailwheel tyre for DH.89A Dragon Rapide currently under restoration to flying condition. Maurice Rolfe, Australia. E-mail: mauricehowardrolfe@gmail.com

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: mail@vintech.aero

Tiger Moth for sale. LAA Permit. Maintained to a high standard. Becker radio/transponder. Electric starter. Wind-driven generator. Further details from Marcus. Tel. +44 (0)7900 244442. (GB.) E-mail: marcus@innfrastructure.com

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 £175; newold-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, £50. 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.)

For sale. New and unused wooden propeller Z8010/5/C. £1,800 ono. Buyer collects (London location) or shipping extra. Tony Smith. Tel +44 (0)7831 925405. (GB.) E-mail: tonysheba2000@yahoo.co.uk

If you are a member of the de Havilland Moth Club and require any airframe parts to be run through an approved NDT organisation, 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., Suite E6, Heyford House, First Avenue, Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN9 3RH, England. Tel. +44 (0)1302 770771 or +44 (0)7710 928786. Fax. +44 (0)1302 770956. (GB.) E-mail: david@aerospacendt.com

Tiger Moth for sale due to loss of medical. N176TM, based in Puerto Rico. Gipsy Major 1 engine 217 hours since major overhaul. Cleveland brakes, new rigging wires in 2000, Slick magnetos, tailwheel, new exhaust, Microair M760 transceiver. Experimental Category. Featured in The Moth 120. William J. Norris. Tel. +1 787 769 7676. (USA.)

For sale. White 100% silk aviation scarves, ideal for open cockpit flying. Cool in summer, warm in winter. Size 6ft x 18in £12.95 including worldwide postage. Ideal gift. An absolute must for open cockpit flying. Contact Ineke Voeten, Z-ien Fashion and Design, Watermolenstraat 30, Roosendaal 4708 AN, The Netherlands. Tel/Fax. +31 165 561104. (The Netherlands.) E-mail: zijdeatelier@home.nl  Website: www.z-ien.com

For sale. Gipsy Major crankcase and top cover. Details from Derek Wilcox, Northampton, England. Tel. +44 (0)1604 714968. (GB.) Wanted. Front windscreen or parts thereof for a DH.60G Moth Major. Also wanted: 1960’s style blue/grey RAF flying overalls, size 5 or 6. Contact Croydon Parry. Tel. +44 (0)207 622 9115. (GB.) E-mail: croydonparry@yahoo.co.uk

Books in the Stockbox. Mildenhall to Melbourne by Stuart McKay, the story of the 1934 MacRobertson International Air Races won by the DH.88 Comet G-ACSS, £29.95 plus postage; Kick the Tyres, Light the Fires, by Sir Torquil Norman. Flying and ideas for the solution of the nation’s twenty first century maladies. £13.00 per copy plus postage (post-free GB addresses.) Moths in Detail by Stuart McKay. Hardback. 400 pages. 600 photographs. The title covers the
DH.60, DH.80, DH.82, DH.83, DH.85, DH.87 and DH.94. £45 per copy. This is a heavy tome and delivery options are best discussed. Order all from the Stockbox at deHMC HQ. E-mail: dhmoth@dhmothclub.co.uk

For sale. Tiger Moth tail skid bracket 26TT 10042, H36565A. New old stock. £50 each. Two examples for static exhibition at £8.00 each. Premod tailskid shoes £18.00 each. Neil Butler. Tel. +44 (0)1674 840380 or +44 (0)7932 089595. (GB.) E-mail: percivalp40@hotmail.com

PPL Examiner available for revalidations and renewals etc. Moths especially welcome. (Bring your own.) Based near Oxford Airport, Kidlington. Liz Inwood.
E-mail: lizinwood82a@hotmail.com

Wanted. Mainwheel for a DH.60G Moth Major. I have one spare but it is damaged and two other spares which do not match. Willing to sell or exchange these spares in an attempt to create a matching and serviceable pair. Jose Villar, C/Llierca 1, Atico G, 17003 Gerona, Spain. Tel. +34 9722 15246. (Spain.) E-mail: josechicharro@hotmail.com

For sale. Gipsy Major 1 induction manifold. Serviceable. £200. Derek Wilcox, Northampton, England. Tel. +44 (0)1604 714968. (GB.)

The de Havilland Educational Trust (DHET) wishes to advise that as a Registered Charity it is open to the receipt of gifts and donations which can be Gift Aided; also legacies. Details from and offers to The Treasurer, de Havilland Educational Trust, 23 Hall Park Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2NH, England. E-mail: dhet@dhmothclub.co.uk

Wanted. Gipsy Queen 30, 70 or 175 parts or complete engines, unserviceable Gipsy Major cylinder heads, scrap magneto parts. Assembling static museum display. Neil Butler, GB. Tel. +44 (0)1674 840380 or +44 (0)7932 089595. (GB.) E-mail: percivalp40@hotmail.com

DH.94 Moth Minor. We will soon be making a small run of engine support blocks, Pt No 94E84/1. For further details please contact Peter Gould. E-mail: prmj.gould@wanadoo.fr

Do your ‘Biennial Instructional Flight’ with Moth Club member and Tiger Moth owner Peter Benest. No fee, modest donation to a Cancer charity if appropriate. Located west of London or meet at a Club event. Tel. +44 (0)1635 253627 or +44 (0)7876 318859. (GB.) E-mail: peterbenest@newburyweb.net

Tiger Moth for sale. Reluctant sale due to illness. This Tiger Moth was built in Canada in 1942. 1,600hrs TT on A/F. Totally rebuilt in California in 2006. Aircraft is currently in open cockpit ‘A’ configuration. Engine rebuilt by Ed Clark. 20hrs. since rebuild. Asking $65,000. Pictures by e-mail. Maury Croskery. E-mail: croskma@gmail.com.

Gipsy Major engine for sale. 735 hours since overhaul, 30 hours from top overhaul. Bronze heads with 1302-87/88 exhaust/inlet valves. Complete with all ancillaries. £11,950 ono. Bob Willies, GB. Tel. +44 (0)1525 861999. (GB.) E-mail: wilfast@hotmail.co.uk

Hornet Moth for sale. 1935 DH.87B. C of A until April 2013. Gipsy Major 1F, 500hrs SMOH. Invincible 5234/J propeller, windy generator, Narco 120 com. Recent new engine cowlings, cabin glazing and much else. Tel. +44 (0)1454 772643. (GB.) Evenings and weekends. Wanted. Crankcase for Gipsy Major 1F engine. Jean Michard, 10 Montee de la Calade, Pierrevert 04860, France. Tel. +33 6788 61842. (France.)

For sale. DH.87B Hornet Moth. Gipsy Major 1C, very low hours. Electric starter, comprehensive avionics suite. British registered. Illustrated dossier available on request by e-mail. Peter Gould. E-mail: prmj.gould@wanadoo.fr

For sale. Anticoustic ‘Antisonic’ headset with boom microphone, single NATO jackplug, £50; Chiltern 007 headset with quill microphone, twin plug. £50. Extension lead, NATO socket to single NATO plug, £10. Extension lead/adaptor, NATO socket to RAF jackplug, old style brown fabric covered flex, £10. All proceeds to the RAF Benevolent Fund. Details from deHMC HQ. For sale. Hoffman propeller 198-140, good condition. £1,950. Bob Willies. GB. Tel +44
(0)1525 861999. (GB.) E-mail: wilfast@hotmail.co.uk

Wanted. Tiger Moth tachometer (218-011) in serviceable or repairable condition. Richard Thompson, 350 Comet Private, Ottawa, Canada K1V 9B2. Tel. +1 888 338 6193. Fax +1 613 737 5394. (Canada.) E-mail: richard@woodlawninstruments.com

Wanted. A pair of BTH AG4 magnetos, serviceability is unimportant. Also, any parts for a Wright-Gipsy engine, condition unimportant. Clive Knott, 2 Glossop Road, Marple Bridge, SK6 5EJ, England. Tel. +44 (0)7954 582050. (GB.)

For sale. Three volumes of professionally bound copies of The Moth magazine, Nos 39-58 (1981-1985), Nos 59-81 (1986-1992) and Nos 82-104 (1993-1998). Best offer before 15 January 2012 secures. Buyer collects or carriage by arrangement. All funds to the de Havilland Educational Trust. Further details from deHMC HQ.

For sale as one complete lot: Two dismantled Tiger Moths registered in USA, one with log books back to time spent in Malaysia, one Gipsy Major engine with shielded magnetos, turtle decking for one aircraft, 30 assorted wing spars, plus 6 uncut timbers (plus machine to shape spars and a complete spar-cutter set), 6 aileron spars plus 3 un-cut timbers, 2 DH.60 Gipsy Moth upper wings with damaged rear spars plus a full set of upper wing ribs for a DH.60 Gipsy Moth
and router jig for making wing ribs, 115 new ribs for Tiger Moth wings, 2 control boxes, upper wing slats, 5 vertical fins, 3 rudders, 2 tailplanes, 4
elevators, 5 ailerons, 3 Tiger Moth wings, interplane struts, many parts for control boxes, fuel tanks, seats, cowlings, 3 rear pylons, side frames needing repair, 2 sets undercarriage and tail wheel assemblies, 2 sets cabane struts, long range fuel tank, oil tank, large inventory of small parts. Asking £30,000 Stg. Please contact Harry
Schoning, Palm Desert, California, USA. Tel. +1 760 217 4325. (USA.) E-mail: tmothbldr@aol.com

Tiger Moth for sale. ZS-AAP based in Port Alfred, South Africa. Details from Steve Harris. E-mail: steve@chemline.co.za

For sale. A number of aircraft owner identity plates removed (legitimately) from different aircraft at Fairoaks Aerodrome, probably during the ‘Fifties. These include G-AJOA, G-ANDG, G-ANPB, G-AHRW, G-AHHU, G-ALUX, G-AHLJ, G-AKGF, G-AHBO, G-AJAC, G-AIUA, G-ABII and others. Pictures from Mick Whitehouse, GB. E-mail: mickw0@btinternet.com

Tiger Moth for sale. Three year C of A from May 2011. Gipsy Major 1C about 500 hours SMOH. Based in Southern England. £60,000. Further details from deHMC HQ.

Fairey-Reed propeller, drg. FR A104943/X3/2, D7.10ft., P 3.62ft. Serial FR42225. Currently approved for Tiger Moth and Jackaroo with Gipsy Major 1 engine. Details from deHMC HQ.

Tiger Moth for sale. $110,000, reduced for quick sale. 69 hours smoh. Starter, tailwheel, brakes, intercom radio. Will trade up or down for 53-67 Corvette. Contact Greg Wyatt, Summerville, GA, USA. Tel. +1 706 857 3916. (USA.)

For sale. Leather map holder stamped ‘G-ABYZ’ and ‘Robert Perkins, The Bath Club, London.’ Case is 60cm long, 12cm diameter. Zipped side. Estimated from 1935. A real collector’s item. £100. Anthony Smith, Le Palland, Moissannes 87400, France. Tel. 0555756711. (France.) E-mail: ants@lepalland.com

For sale. Chipmunk rear fuselage. A1 condition located in Oxfordshire. £1,500 cash on collection. Some other Chipmunk parts for sale, list available on request. R. Vallis, 2 Joyces Road, Faringdon, SN7 8HT, England. Tel. +44 (0)7826 476394. (GB.) E-mail: rjvallis@btinternet.com

Miscellaneous items available from the Stockbox: Gold plated Tiger Moth pin badges, stud fixing, individually boxed. £6.00 each. Interplane strut DH symbol waterslide transfers, set of eight at £8.00, Mk VIII Service goggles, plain or smoked lens, boxed, £28 per pair. Propeller driven generator, AT157/3, 12V 150
Watts. AM Ref 5U/4528. Condition unknown. £100.00. Enquiries welcome.

For sale. Genuine DH.82 Queen Bee oil tank, quite a different shape when compared with a standard Tiger Moth tank. £250. Details from the deHMC Stockbox.

For sale. Tiger Moth blind flying hood. Fabric covering may need attention. £100.00. Details from the Stockbox.

A new consignment of Dunlop Tiger Moth tyres DD14020 is due for delivery in late January 2012. Places can be reserved. Payment when tyres are available for distribution. Order from the Stockbox.

For sale. Two Gosport tube mouthpieces, original, in good condition, probably unused. The pair available at £25.00. Order from the Stockbox.

For sale. A number of assorted instruments offered as-is: condition not verified. Vertical Speed Indicator Mk 3A(P), round face, £50.00; Smiths Rate of Climb/Descent 6A/2086, round face, £50.00; Smiths KAB-2301W ASI, 0-150 knots, 6A/6542, £50; Acceleration meter Type KB 482/01, Ref 6A/3599, £50.00; Directional Gyro 6A/1298, Royal Navy ‘Serviceable’ tag dated February 1955, £100; P11 compass in box minus grid ring and fluid. £50. Further details from the Stockbox.
 
 

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