De HAVILLAND DH60 GIPSY MOTH

Title: De Havilland DH60 Gipsy Moth

The De Havilland DH60 Moth was developed from the earlier larger DH51 biplane and first flew in 1925. The original version was powered by a Cirrus engine and known as the Cirrus Moth. The DH60 proved to be a very successful design which was further developed into a series of aircraft types. The supply of Cirrus engines was not reliable and De Havilland developed their own engine, the Gipsy, to replace it. The first Gipsy engined Moth flew in 1928 and became known as the DH60G Gipsy Moth.

The Gipsy Moth quickly became the mainstay of 1930’s British flying clubs and remained in that position until the start of WW2. A metal fuselage variant known as the DH60M was produced primarily for overseas markets, and the DH60M was licence manufactured in several countries including USA, Canada and Australia. A military version of the DH60M known as the DH60T was used by a number of air arms, and a large number of DH60M’s were impressed into military service during WW2.

This title contains two manufacturer’s Instruction Manuals for the DH60G and DH60G,M Gipsy Moth plus two manufacturer’s publicity brochures along with a NACA  Aircraft Circular describing the Moth. The files have been scanned from the original flight manuals and retain any colour pages.