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The de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth was a variant of the DH.60 Moth powered by the De Havilland Gipsy I engine. Others had a Blackburn Cirrus engine.

The first de Havilland Moth flew on 22 February 1925.
By 1929 the price of a Moth was £650 making it a very affordable aircraft for some people. The type was used for a number of record breaking flights.

The British aviatrix Amy Johnson flew her Moth (G-AAAH "Jason") 11,000 miles to Australia. Jean Batten used a Gipsy moth for her early flights, G-AALG (originally owned by The Prince of Wales) for the England to India flight and G-AARB for England to Australia return flights.




MOTH VARIANTS


  • DH.60 Moth: 113 aircraft

  • DH.60G Gipsy Moth: 688

  • DH.60G III Moth and Moth Major: 113

  • DH.60M Moth: 753

  • DH.60T Moth Trainer: 64

  • DH.60X Moth: 338



MILITARY OPERATORS

  • Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Iraq, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arms).



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Related development:
De Havilland Tiger Moth

Comparable aircraft:
Boeing-Stearman Kaydet

Designation series:
DH.60 Moth
DH.60G Gipsy Moth
DH.77 -
DH.80 Puss Moth -
DH.81 Swallow Moth -
DH.82 Tiger Moth -
DH.83 Fox Moth -
DH.84 Dragon -
DH.85 Leopard Moth