De Havilland production list

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Mar 2007, 03:14

This may answer a few reference queries

Production listing of De Havilland aircraft

http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH%20fu ... 20list.txt

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 24 Mar 2007, 06:06

what an amazing list

I scanned through it and saw some familar reg's and some familar owners names too

Thanks mate

Leif

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Mar 2007, 07:44

What it does show is just what a contribution that one company made to both civil and military aviation.

A real eye opener into British domination of the time, backed up by colonial production lines as well.

I never realised the USAAF had so many Tiger Moths :shock:

And yes..........many old familiar aircraft shouting form that list, stirring the memories of long ago

Garry

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 24 Mar 2007, 11:44

I wonder if those USAAF Tiger Moths were lend/lease?

Allocated USAAF serials so that they could be passed on to RAF, who then passed them to RCAF for training.

I can't believe they shipped them from Canada to the USA, then to the UK, then back to Canada. So just a paper shuffling exercise?

And found this

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... asp?id=354

which tends to confirm my idea.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Mar 2007, 12:02

Could be right there Ian

I did notice they were DH.82C

Garry

rodata · Post by **rodata** » 24 Mar 2007, 14:15

I have this:

De Havilland Aircraft sine 1909 by A.J. Jackson
Putnam, 1987.
Page 306

'...Two hundred Gipsy major powered D.H.82Cs bought by the United States Government in 1942 under the model number PT-24, were also delivered to the R.C.A.F....'

Nils

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Mar 2007, 14:19

Cheers Nils

I was puzzled as I don't recall seeing pics of hoards of USAAF Tiger Moths or could I think of why they would have had so many...that explains it.

ATB

Garry