Aircraft Specification
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Geoffrey de Havilland |
| First flight | 26 October 1931 |
| Introduced | 1932 |
| Retired | 1959 |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| Produced | 1931–1944 |
| Number built | 8,868 |
| Replaced by | de Havilland Chipmunk |
Adapted from the Gipsy Moth for military use by giving greater access for the instructor to bale out when a student gets it wrong!
The aircraft has no starter motor and has to be hand swung. When you hear the shout ‘CONTACT’, the fun begins!
