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De Havilland production list
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 03:14
by Garry Russell
This may answer a few reference queries
Production listing of De Havilland aircraft
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH%20fu ... 20list.txt
Garry
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 06:06
by DispatchDragon
what an amazing list
I scanned through it and saw some familar reg's and some familar owners names too
Thanks mate
Leif
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 07:44
by Garry Russell
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
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 11:44
by ianhind
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.
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 12:02
by Garry Russell
Could be right there Ian
I did notice they were DH.82C
Garry
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 14:15
by rodata
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
Posted: 24 Mar 2007, 14:19
by Garry Russell
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