1940 De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth Military Aircraft (SOLD)

Wilco Aviation are delighted to have this very well kept & loved de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth for sale exclusively listed & located with us at our home base, Henstridge Airfield, Somerset.

Type:
Airplane (Military)
Manufacturer:
De Havilland
Model:
DH82A Tiger Moth
Year:
1940
Serial Number:
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Reg. Number:
G-EMSY
Total Time:
4,782 Hours
Seats:
2
Price:
£68,000

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Description

AIRFRAME
HOURS: 4782 (+/- 5hrs)
PERMIT: July 2023 (New on sale)
EMPTY WEIGHT: 1245 lbs (565kgs)
MTOW: 1825lbs (828kgs)
HANGARED: Always

ENGINE
MAKE: DH Gipsy Major I
HOURS: 913 TTSN 77 STOH
OVERHAULED: Feb 2020

PROPELLER
MAKE: Hercules Lang 604
HOURS: 191 (+/- 5hrs)
OVERHAULED: New 2016

FEATURES
Total fuel 24 IMP GAL (109Litres) Queen Bee tank
75knt cruise
Interior: Traditional, 8/10
Exterior: Hickory Brown & Lakeland Blue 8/10
Trig TY91 (8·33 kHz spaced)
Lynx intercom
Pilot Aware with external aerial
SkyEcho & strut mount
Turn coordinator
Air Speed Indicator (ASI)
Altitude Indicator (AI)
Oil pressure gauge
RPM gauge
Compass
4 point chipmunk harnesses
Cockpit & engine cover
Spares

GEMSY as she’s known started life with the RAF as T7356 serving with two Elementary Flight Training Schools – 17 E.F.T.S at North Luffenham (1941-42), & 21 E.F.T.S at Booker (1942-46). She then served with Nº9 Maintenance Unit from 1946-49 until being placed in storage at RAF Cosford from 1949-54.

Decommissioned in 1954 she was one of six Tiger moths purchased at auction by a German priest to restart civilian flying in Germany. She was registered as D-EDUM in 1955 & flew from Thurxton to Geilenkirchen. Acquired & rebuilt by members of the RAF Flying Club at Geilenkirchen in 1964 she was registered as G-ASPZ & flew there as a glider tug until 1969. She was sold & reregistered D-EDUM then subsequently dismantled for restoration in 1979.

In 1991 the aircraft was recovered in a dismantled state from a barn in Belgium as a retirement project by an ex Canadian Air Force fast jet pilot & Cathay Pacific Captain. Following a total restoration (airframe by Paul Szuzla & Cliff Lovell, engine zero timed by Vintec) she gained a Certificate of Airworthiness in 2000 registered as G-EMSY. The unusual colour scheme represents the school colours & Emsy was his daughters pet name at the time. A syndicate was formed at old Sarum where a group of 4 owners have flown her.

GEMSY was moved to the LAA Permit to Fly scheme in 2013 & has held a permit every year since.