Aircraft Photo of K-SILD | De Havilland D.H. 60X Moth | AirHistory.net #367388
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:K-SILD
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 60X Moth
Licence-built by:Valtion Lentokonetehdas
C/n (msn):8
Aircraft Name:Pilvetar
Location
City / Area:Pihlajasaari [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Finland
 
Photo Date:1931
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 367388
Photo Comment

Finland has summers! The Finnish State Aircraft Factory built 21 Moths for the Finnish air force in 1929-30 with the old Cirrus engine. MO-103 was soon demobbed as K-SILD / OH-ILD. It ended up as far away as Australia as VH-SSC - see David Carter's 1979 photo. Photo from: Helsinki City Museum

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