DH.94 Moth Minor "Under the Southern Cross"

In 1937, De Havilland designed the DH.94 Moth Minor as a modern replacement for the DH.82 Tiger Moth biplane. The DH.94 was produced for civilian customers until 1940, when production was switched to military use. Civilian aircraft were confiscated for RAF requirements and used as courier and liaison aircraft. One aircraft, which was delivered to Egypt, served with the USAAF during the war and flew with American registration plates. Five DH.94s flew with the RNZAF in New Zealand, and two former civilian aircraft were used to train SAAF pilots in South Africa.

All production equipment, unfinished aircraft and materials for the manufacture of the DH.94 were shipped to the Australian subsidiary De Havilland Australia in 1940. There, production of the DH.94 was resumed on order of the RAAF, which eventually received forty DH.94 fuselages. Production was then discontinued in favour of the DH.82 Tiger Moth, which was chosen as the RAAF's standard trainer. DH.94s were used to train RAAF pilots until the end of the war. The surviving aircraft were sold to civilian customers and were involved in the start of sport flying in Australia. Aircraft confiscated for the RAF and FAA during the war were also returned to civilian users. At least two DH.94s were converted to coupé versions after the war. Several aircraft are still flying today in the UK, Australia and the USA.

The Moth Minor kit consists of two grey styrene sprues and one sprue with clear parts for the windscreen. Decals are included for two RAAF aircraft, one RNZAF aircraft and one civilian aircraft from South Africa.

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