The Tiger Moth Story
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Canvas finish, Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special features | Dedicated copy, Slightly damaged dust jacket, Fourth Edition |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Number of pages | 279 |
| Published date | 1982 |
| Languages | English |
| Size | 15 x 22 x 3 cm |
| Author | Alan Bramson & Neville Birch |
| Editor | Airlife Publishing Ltd. |
Description
There were no proper drawings for the first Tiger Moth. It just happened on a trial and error basis when the Royal Air Force requested that the de Havilland concern should alter their highly successful Gipsy Moth so that, in a emergency, service pilots wearing parachutes could leave the front cockpit without difficulty.
In a little shed on the now built - over Stag Lane aerodrome a handful of de Havilland engineers concocted the forerunner of the Tiger Moth from parts of a standard Metal Moth. From these shaky beginnings the Tiger Moth emerged and when the Second World War started the little biplane filled an urgent need for a cheap, reliable trainer that was safe but not all that easy to fly accurately.
( ... ) By the time peace had returned almost 9,000 Tigers had been manufactured in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada as well as a few European countries. It had trained aircrew by the tens of thousands. ( ... ) For countless thousands of pilots throughout the world who first learned to fly Tigers this book will bring back happy memories and provide more than a few surprises. ( ... )
