| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AAMX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 60GM Gipsy Moth |
| Licence-built by: | American Moth |
| C/n (msn): | 125 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 22 June 2011 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 323226 |
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Built by the Moth Aircraft Corporation, USA in 1929 as NC926M, this aircraft crashed in 1930. It was restored in 1987 to flying condition. Private flying in the UK really began in 1925 with the D.H.60 Moth. It was Sir Sefton Brancker, Dir. Gen. of Civil Aviation who wanted the man in the street to fly, after which flying clubs were formed with grants by the Ministry. The Gipsy Moth and Tiger Moth were to provide a pool of trained civilian pilots when war broke out in 1939. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 January 2021, and has since been viewed 696 times. |