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Designed to meet a British Air Ministry specification for a completely new basic training aircraft, the 'Tiger', as the Tiger Moth soon became known, was a popular and versatile aircraft. Although Tiger Months were fitted with machine guns and even bombs, and also flew on skis and floats, it was as a wartime trainer that the aircraft found fame.
Over 8,700 Tiger Moths were built and tens of thousands of WWII British and Commonwealth air force pilots learned their trade on the type. Remarkably the Tiger Moth remained in military service as late as the 1960s.
During the austerity years following WWII the ready supply of surplus ex-military Tiger Moths which could be put into operation for a few hundred pounds, meant that Tiger Moths quickly became the stalwart of flying schools and clubs through the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The aircraft was also used as a crop sprayer, glider tug, wing walker platform, joy rider and air ambulance. Even today, there are at least 600 airworthy Tiger Moths around the world and they remain an everyday sight in the summer skies above many an airfield.
Written by the acknowledged world expert on the type, Tiger! is the most comprehensive and readable account of this remarkable and versatile aircraft, a fitting tribute to a true aviation icon.
Designed to meet a British Air Ministry specification for a completely new basic training aircraft, the 'Tiger', as the Tiger Moth soon became known, was a popular and versatile aircraft. Although Tiger Months were fitted with machine guns and even bombs, and also flew on skis and floats, it was as a wartime trainer that the aircraft found fame.
Over 8,700 Tiger Moths were built and tens of thousands of WWII British and Commonwealth air force pilots learned their trade on the type. Remarkably the Tiger Moth remained in military service as late as the 1960s.
During the austerity years following WWII the ready supply of surplus ex-military Tiger Moths which could be put into operation for a few hundred pounds, meant that Tiger Moths quickly became the stalwart of flying schools and clubs through the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The aircraft was also used as a crop sprayer, glider tug, wing walker platform, joy rider and air ambulance. Even today, there are at least 600 airworthy Tiger Moths around the world and they remain an everyday sight in the summer skies above many an airfield.
Written by the acknowledged world expert on the type, Tiger! is the most comprehensive and readable account of this remarkable and versatile aircraft, a fitting tribute to a true aviation icon.
Keen to be associated with Tiger Moths since his teens, McKay is Editor of the de Havilland Moth Club's magazine The Moth and Secretary of the Club and Manager of the annual International Moth Rally held at Woburn Abbey. In recognition of his services to the Club he was awarded the Bronze Medal of the Toyal Aero Club in 1984 and appointed MBE in 1997. In 2010 he was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree by the University of Hertfordshire.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780859791823 |
| ISBN-10: | 0859791823 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Mckay, Stuart |
| Hersteller: | Crecy Publishing |
| Maße: | 282 x 221 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stuart Mckay |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.08.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 1,732 kg |
Keen to be associated with Tiger Moths since his teens, McKay is Editor of the de Havilland Moth Club's magazine The Moth and Secretary of the Club and Manager of the annual International Moth Rally held at Woburn Abbey. In recognition of his services to the Club he was awarded the Bronze Medal of the Toyal Aero Club in 1984 and appointed MBE in 1997. In 2010 he was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree by the University of Hertfordshire.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780859791823 |
| ISBN-10: | 0859791823 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Mckay, Stuart |
| Hersteller: | Crecy Publishing |
| Maße: | 282 x 221 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stuart Mckay |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.08.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 1,732 kg |
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