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de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 1/72 Scale Diecast Model Floatplane Configuration, RNVR(A), RN Brand: Oxford Diecast History of Flight SKU: 72TM009
AUD $65.00
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de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth Floatplane 1/72 Scale Diecast Model, RNVR(A) – 72TM009
Length | 10.0 cm | 3.9 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 12.4 cm | 4.9 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Display stand included.
Oxford Diecast 72TM009 History of Flight
Oxford Diecast 72TM009 diecast model replicates in 1/72 scale the DH.82A Tiger Moth floatplane, serial number T7187, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Air Branch (RNVR(A)), circa the late 1950s.
T7187
Built by de Havilland in 1940 and taken on charge by the RAF. In 1955 moved to the RNVR(A), which operated from 1937 until it disbanded in 1957. The aircraft is currently privately owned with the civil registration G-AOBX.
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
The DH 82 was a British single-engined two-seat, biplane primary trainer, a D.H.60 Moth with the top wing moved forward and swept back to improve the front pilot’s emergency escape. It first flew in October 1931 and entered service in February 1932 with the RAF Central Flying School. The Tiger Moth was the foremost primary trainer in the British Commonwealth during World War II. Production ended in 1944 with 8,868 airframes built in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Portugal and Norway. The RAF withdrew the Tiger Moth from service in 1952 and the Royal Navy in the early 1970s. Afterwards, Tiger Moths became popular with private owners, and many converted to agricultural work.
The airframe’s construction is of welded metal tube, wood and fabric. The first model, the DH 82, used a Gipsy II engine; the DH 82A used the Gipsy Major, and de Havilland Aircraft of Canada manufactured a winterised version, the DH 82C.
The DH.82A uses a single de Havilland 145 hp Gipsy Major or Gipsy IIIA, inverted, four-cylinder, air-cooled, inline engine, driving a two-bladed propeller.
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 1/72 Scale Diecast Model Floatplane Configuration, RNVR(A), RN Brand: Oxford Diecast History of Flight SKU: 72TM009
AUD $65.00
In stock