de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth

From a student pilot's perspective, the de Havilland Tiger Moth was a relatively stable and forgiving aircraft that had few handling inadequacies and generally tolerated the odd silly mistake made by the novice pilot.
The Tiger Moth quickly gained a reputation for being an easy aircraft to fly.
These characteristics seemed to make them the ideal aircraft to serve as basic training for large numbers of pilots who would fly in action during World War II.
At the start of the war the RAF had around 500 Tiger Moths in service, but requested hundreds more from flying clubs across the country.

Plastic model kit

• 91 parts
• Built length 161.5 mm
• Height 45mm
• Width 217.9mm

• de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth, BB852/E, Britannia Flight, Britannia Royal Naval College, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, 1 July 1965, the last biplanes to land on a British aircraft carrier (HMS Eagle)
• de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth, No.9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Royal Air Force Ansty, Warwickshire, England, October 1940

Scale 1:48

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included