Bramson, Alan The Tiger Moth Story

The "Tiger Moth" is one of the major aviation success stories in the history of British aviation. Developed by Geoffrey de Havilland and flown for the first time on October 26 1931, the biplane became the most important elementary trainer used by Commonwealth forces. More than 1000 "Tiger Moths" were delivered before World War 2, and subsequently around 4000 were built in the UK with an extra 2000 being manufactured in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Following the end of World War 2, pilots could buy and modify a "Tiger Moth" for recreational use or agricultural crop spraying and use it relatively cheaply. This, combined with its popularity within the aero club movement, provided employment for the "Tiger Moths" until the late fifties when the more modern closed cockpit aircraft began to force them into retirement. This new paperback edition provides a comprehensive account of the aircraft origins and its development as a trainer of Commonwealth pilots in times of peace and war. It also looks at some of the other roles which this versatile little aeroplane performed such as a crop duster, glider tug, aerial advertiser, bomber, coastal patrol plane and aerial ambulance. Technical narrative and drawings, handling ability and performance as seen through the eyes of the pilots to make "The Tiger Moth Story" the most comprehensive book of the aircraft.

This paperback edition provides a comprehensive overview of the origins of the aeroplane and its development as a training machine for Commonwealth pilots in peacetime and wartime. It also looks at some of the other roles of this versatile little aircraft, such as its role as a crop duster, glider and banner tug, light bomber, coastal patrol aircraft and flying ambulance. Technical data and drawings as well as descriptions of the handling and performance of the aircraft from the pilots' point of view make "The Tiger Moth Story" the most comprehensive book on this aircraft.