In the Second World War the RAF Tiger Moth was operating in other capacities, including maritime surveillance, defensive anti-invasion preparations and even some that had been outfitted to function as armed light bombers. Flown in its hundreds by the RNZAF, for topdressing, by Aero Clubs, Gliding Clubs and for private use it was once the primary trainer for New Zealand fighter pilots.Ī 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The most famous of all de Havilland aircraft in New Zealand is the Tiger Moth. Postwar, many military aircraft were returned to civilian service. It was employed for radio and navigation training, passenger transport and communications missions. It proved to be a popular aircraft with airlines and private civil operators.Īt the onset of WWII, many of the civil Rapides went into service with the RAF and Royal Navy. It has tapered wings, streamlined fairings and Gipsy Six engines. Capable of accommodating 6–8 passengers, it proved an economical and durable aircraft, despite its relatively primitive plywood construction. The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland. The pilot sat in a raised cockpit behind the small enclosed passenger cabin, which was usually fitted with three seats for short-range hops. These were fitted to the purpose-built wooden, plywood-covered fuselage. Many components including the engine, tailplane, fin, rudder and wings were identical to those being used for the Tiger Moth then being built in large quantities as a military trainer. It is a small biplane passenger aircraft powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The Fox Moth was designed in 1932 to meet a need for a light transport aircraft with good performance, economical operation and low initial cost. Making it a pair of Yak-3s for Warbirds 2018. By late the same year the Yak-3 had played a major hand in wresting control of the skies over the Eastern Front from the Germans. In 1944 however the German pilots were horrified to find they were being bested by a well-flown, simple little 1300 hp Russian fighter made of wood. Luftwaffe pilots became accustomed to shooting down poorly equiped, hastily trained Russians. The uncomplicated but much-feared aircraft first flew in 1943 but was not introduced to service by the Soviet Air Force until the following year. Its high power-to-weight ratio allowed it excellent performance and it proved to be very robust and easily maintained. The Yak 3, a formidable dog-fighter, was regarded as one of the finest interceptors of WWII. Past Airshows › 2018 Airshow › 2018 AircraftĪIRCRAFT THAT DISPLAYED AT WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA 2018 Yakovlev 3
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