The Moth Service Register
3. AIRFRAME RESTORATIONS

Note: Potential clients of the organisations listed below are advised to verify that inspection and certification arrangements satisfactory to the appropriate aeronautical authority are made in advance of work on their aircraft and its components.


Aero Antiques,
(Ron Souch),
Durley Airstrip,
Hill Farm,
Netherhill Lane, Durley,
Nr. Southampton, Hampshire,
SO32 4BP,
England
Tel/Fax: +44 1489 789 829
Email: ronsouchaero@yahoo.co.uk
(Extensive experience of restoring thirties aeroplanes including many Moth types)

Aircraft Restoration Company,
(Propshop Ltd.),
(John Romain),
Building 66,
Duxford Airfield, Duxford,
Cambridgeshire, CB2QR,
England.
Tel: +44 1223 835 313
Fax: +44 1223 837 290
Email: ange@arc-duxford.co.uk
(Well known for the restoration of several WW2 aircraft, has also restored Tiger Moth G-APAP and have Gipsy Major and Queen spares and maintenance capability)

ATN Revisie (Aircraft Division)
(Jac van Egmond)
Plesmanstraat 10,
7903 BE Hoogeveen,
Netherlands
Tel: +31 528 237 132
Fax: +31 528 240 858
Email: info@atn-aircraft-division.com
(ATN is EASA-PART-145 Certified (N°.DE.145.0116) and has a specialist antique aircraft restoration unit. Moth Club members invited for coffee at ATN’s premises on Hoogeveen airfield (EHHO))

B.B.A.E.S.,
(Ben Borsberry)
24 Woodlands Road,
Sonning Common,
Nr. Reading,
Berkshire RG4 9TE.
Telephone/Fax: 0118 9 723583

Matthew Boddington,
The Jetstream Hangar,
Sywell Aerodrome,
Sywell, Northants, NN6 0BN,
England
Tel/Fax: +44 1604 491 512
Mobile: 07973 459 505
Email: matthew@theboddingtons.co.uk
(A new business founded by Matthew Boddington, already known for his work on fabric covered aircraft. Moths, Cubs and Stearmans are the speciality)

Roger Burrows Aviation,
(Roger Burrows)
2 Linmore Court,
Thexton Road Industrial estate,
Watton,
Norfolk, IP25 6NG,
England
Tel: +44 1953 880 900
Portable: 0780 1736 675
Email: Roger.burrows@btinternet.com
(Roger Burrows Aviation specialises in wood and fabric aircraft repair and reconstruction.  Roger Burrows himself is also a PFA inspector)

Classique Aéro Service,
(Patrick Siegwald),
Aérodrome d’Orbigny,
Les Pallis,
37460 Orbigny,
France
Tel: +33 2 47 94 20 52
Email: classiqueaeroservice@free.fr
Specialist in the restoration and major maintenance of antique aircraft, essentially aircraft of the twenties and thirties. Major restorations of Stampe, Potez, Albert, Morane, etc.  Some Tiger Moth experience. (Spécialiste dans le grand entretien et restauration d’aéronefs anciens, essentiellement des avions d’entre guerres. Restaurations majeures incluent des Stampe, Potez, Albert, Morane, etc.  Quelques expériences avec les Tiger Moth.)

Cobaircraft Co. Ltd.,
(Cobby Moore)
Biggin Hill Airport,
Westerham, Kent,
TN16 3BN,
England
Tel: +44 1959 571 553
(Recent projects include the reconstruction of a DH60.  The work was filmed for a television series)

Crofton Aero Services,
(Paul Groves),
31 Russell Road,
Lee-on-Solent,
Hampshire PO13 9HR.
England
Tel : 44 2392 551 870
Mobile : 07958 240 890
Email : grovesmoth@aol.com
(Crofton Aero Services specialises in restoration and repair, overhaul and product support of vintage aircraft and has extensive experience of Moths and the Gipsy Major engine)

Croydon Aircraft Company,
(Colin Smith),
Old Mandeville Airfield,
No.6 R.D.,
Gore,
New Zealand,
Tel: 64 3 208 9755
Fax: 64 3 208 4288
E-mail: croydon.aircraft@esi.co.nz

Cubair Engineering Services,
(Brett Paris or Daryl Taplin)
Hangar N°8, Redhill Aerodrome,
Kings Mill lane,
Redhill, Surrey, RH1 5JY,
England
Tel: +44 1737 822 212
Email: daryl@cubair.co.uk
(Cubair (formerly Acebell Engineering) is essentially a maintenance organisation with DH experience, but has restored a number of antique and classic aircraft over the years, the latest (2005) a Stampe)

John Day Restorations
(John Day)
Rushett Farm Airstrip,
Leatherhead Road,
Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2NH,
England
Tel: +44 7710 468 834
Email: jdayrest@tecres.net
(John Day specialises in smaller restoration jobs on the airframes of wood and fabric aircraft.  Has Moth experience)

Delta Aviation Engineering,
(Ian Castle)
Sywell Aerodrome,
Sywell,
Northampton, NN6 0BN,
England
Mobile: 079 7652 2646
Email: iancastle@sportaviation.co.uk
(DAE is part of Delta Aviation, the « flying-experience » specialists. Ian Castle has more than twenty years of experience restoring and maintaining Moth type aircraft)

Golden Age Aviation
(Bob Pratt (Manager) & Ivor Paech (Chief Engineer)
46 Pembroke Drive,
Reynella,
South Australia 5161,
Australia
Tel/Fax: +61 8 8381 2492
Mobile: 0409 096 020
E-mail: bobapratt@bigpond.com
(Golden Age Aviation services and repairs vintage light aircraft, particularly the Tiger Moth and Chipmunk.  Amongst Golden Age’s restorations are Tiger Moths VH-ZIS, VH-SEC and VH-RIN.  Activities are based at Old Noarlunga Airfield, 35 km south of Adelaide)

Historic Flying Ltd.,
Duxford Airfield,
Cambridge,
CB2 4QR,
England
Tel:
Fax:
Email: Historic.flying@dial.pipex.com & spitfires@historic.flying.com
(Warbirds are the speciality, but have also restored other aircraft, such as Tiger Moth G-AOEI)

Hornet Aviation,
(David Fenton),
Cramond,
West End, Seaton Ross,
York, YO42 4NN,
England.
Tel/Fax: +44 1759 318 363
Email: hornetaviation@btinternet.com
(Hornet Aviation has been repairing light aircraft since the early 1970s and has completed three full Tiger Moth restorations, is nearing completion of a Proctor V and is starting a Messenger (01.11))

Henry Labouchere,
Bluetile Farm House,
Field Dalling,
Holt,
Norfolk NR25 7AS.
England
Tel: +44 1328 830 003 or ‘431
Fax: +44 1328 830 232
Email: henrylab@lineone.net
(We specialise in all DH aircraft up to Rapide (no jets); Cessna 180/185 and bush aircraft (Maule, Piper Cub, etc.))

Luskintyre Aircraft Restorations
(Ray Windred, Matt Webber)
Luskintyre Airfield,
252 Pywells Road, Luskintyre,
Lochinvar, NSW 2321
Australia
Postal address:
P.O. Box 50, Lochinvar,
NSW 2321, Australia
Tel: +61 2 4930 6221
Fax: +61 2 4930 6231
Email: mattywebber@yahoo.com
Site: (under construction)
(Luskintyre Aircraft Restorations was well known as Windair and is a major restorer and repairer of de Havilland aircraft. Based on the private airfield of Luskintyre, LAR continues a 30 year tradition of Tiger Moth complete rebuilds with no fewer than four in 2010 alone - VH-XWL, VH-PCG, VH-MJW, VH-MDV. Current projects include a DH60 Moth)

Watt Martin,
RR No.4,
Grand Valley,
Ontario, LON 1GO,
Canada.
Tel: 1 519 928 2574

Mothcair Aviation Services
(Nick and Greg Challinor)
The Airfield,
Murwillumbah,
New South Wales 2484,
Australia
Tel/Fax: +61 2 6672 1592
Emails:  (Nick Challinor): nichallinor@gmail.com
(Greg Challinor): challinor@qld.chariot.net.au
(Mothcair has thirty years of experience restoring aeroplanes, and the list of credits is long: B.A.Eagle, Fairchild Argus, J3 Cub, Austers, a Stampe, two Percival Gulls (most people have never even seen two Percival Gulls!), a Ryan STA, a DH84 Dragon, and many, many Tiger Moths. In process are (2005) a Gipsy Moth, a Fox Moth and a Leopard Moth)

Nelson Aeroplane Co.,
(Harvey McBain),
Portland Road,
Nelson,
Victoria 3292,
Australia.
Tel: 61 8 8738 4211 or 61 8 8738 4191
Fax: 61 8 8738 4233

Newbury Aeroplane Co.,
(Jan Cooper),
Denford Manor,
Hungerford,
Berkshire, RG17 0UN.
Tel: +44 1488 682 949
Email: jan@newburyaeroplanecompany.co.uk
(Specialist in 1930s aeroplanes with substantial DH experience, available for advice and airframe components and repairs)

New Garden Aviation,
(Alexis I. du Pont)
P.O.Box 481,
Toughkenamon,
PA 19374-0481,
United States of America
Tel: +1 610 268 2048
Fax: +1 610 268 0342
Email: AlexisIduPont@cs.com

Personal Plane Services (PPS)
(Tom Woodhouse)
Wycombe Air Park,
Booker, Marlow, Bucks.,
SL7 3DS,
England
Tel: +44 1494 529 432
Fax: +44 1494 461 236
Email: pps_engineering@hotmail.com
(PPS salvaged many a DH from France in the 60s; more recently it has undertaken major repairs on a DH Dove and Tiger Moths G-AHVV & G-ANNG. PPS is known for war bird restoration, but has Bückers and Stampes to its credit too)

Pitet Air Service
(Philippe Pitet)
Aérodrome de Epinal-Dogneville,
Route Aviation,
88000 Dogneville, France
Tel : +33 3 29 34 89 57
Fax : +33 3 29 34 89 58
Email : pitet.air.service@wanadoo.fr
(GSAC certified for repairs and maintenance.  Restoration experience includes Stampes and Tiger Moth. (Agrée GSAC pour la réparation et l’entretien. Expérience dans la restauration de Stampe, Tiger Moth, etc.))

Raymond’s Aircraft Restoration,
(Raymond Cuypers),
Antwerp Airport,
B-2100 Deurne,
Belgium
Tel: +32 3 322 7522
Mobile: +32 495 548 850
Fax: +32 3 322 3358
Email: raymond.cuypers@rar.be
(Raymond Cuypers has been restoring classic and antique aircraft – and winning prizes - for 20 years, and set up his business at Antwerp in 2003 (Belgian CAA licence n° VA03-12). Wooden aircraft are a speciality, and Raymond’s experience includes Fokker, Auster, Stampe, Aeronca and Piper Cub aircraft as well as the Chipmunk and Tiger Moth)

Sandora Aviation Pty. Ltd.,
(Ed Field, Alastair Hall, Chief Engineer)
Hangar 102, McNaught Road,
Caboolture, Queensland 4510
Australia
Tel: +61 7 5498 9221
Fax: +61 7 5498 9559
Email: sandora@sandoraaviation.com
(A maintenance and restoration business, Sandora has a P.51, a Winjeel and other metal aeroplanes to its credit as well as a DH60.  Sandora has recently completed the total restoration of DH94 Moth Minor VH-CZB)

Sky 4 Aviation,
(Mike King)
Branscombe Airfield,
Seaton, EX12 3BL
England
Tel: +44 1297 680 360
Email: mike@sky4aviation.co.uk
(Sky 4 Aviation has rebuilt several Tiger Moths and has relevant experience of the Dragon Rapide experience. The business has a certified engineer and operates under the wing of Southern Sailplanes for certification processes)

Skysport Engineering Ltd.,
(Tim Moore)
Rotary Farm,
Thorncote Green,
Nr Hatch,
Sandy,
Bedfordshire SG19 1PU.
Tel: 01767 627375
Fax: 01767 627718
E-mail: skysporteng@aol.com
(Skyport has a 30 year track record in the restoration and major repair of Tiger Moths and many other vintage aeroplanes (Miles Falcon, Hawker Demon, Miles Mohawk and currently (11.11) Alex Henshaw's Comper Swift)

Smith Tech Air,
(Stan Smith)
North Shore Airfield,
Postman Road,
RD4 Albany,
Auckland,
New Zealand.
Tel/Fax: +64 942 63735
Email: vintageaircraft@xtra.co.nz
(Stan Smith is associated with many thirties and forties aircraft projects, including an Avro Cadet, a Miles Gemini and a Messenger, a Proctor V and several Austers.  He has also restored de Havilland types DH82, DH83, DH84 (ZK-AXI) and DH94 (ZK-AKM). Stan is currently rebuilding NZ’s earliest Tiger Moth, c/n DHNZ1 (6.08))

Stick & Rudder,
(Kevin Hopper),
P.O.Box 5310,
Krugersdorp West,
Krugersdorp 1742,
South Africa
Tel:+27 116 609 641
Fax: +27 116 605 908
Portable (Kevin Hopper): 082 346 0150
Portable (Stafan Naude): 083 539 8265
Email: kmvhop@icon.co.za
(One of three maintenance organisations operating under the umbrella of the Krugersdorp Flying Club, Stick and Rudder rebuilds Tiger Moth and Chipmunk aircraft with certified parts and a care for detail – five in the last two years, with a further six in process.  Two of these have won awards)

Tiger Boys Aircraft Works,
(Bob Revell or Tom Dietrich),
CNC-4 Hangar #4,
Guelph Airpark,
Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Or via:
Bob Revell,
3-49 Cedarwoods Crescent,
Kitchener,
Ontario, N2C 2L1,
Canada
Tel: +1 519 836 6551
Email: tom_bob_tigerboys@hotmail.com
(The Tiger Boys are a group based at Guelph Airpark, dedicated to the restoration, collection and preservation of historic Canadian aircraft & components.  Projects include a Tiger Moth and a Jackaroo)

Richard Zurinsky
P.O. Box 922
Olalla
WA 98359
USA
Telephone/Fax: 253 853 3797
E-Mail: rzurinsky@aol.com


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