Aircraft hub · 1931

de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth

Taught the Few, then the many, to fly. Its pilotless target sister, the ‘Queen Bee’, gave us the word ‘drone’. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.

5
Museums
1931
First flight
8,868
Built
109 mph
Top speed
Interwar
Era

Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth in the UK

The gazetteer records 7 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 4 regions: London & Around, East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
De Havilland Aircraft Museum St Albans London & Around de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth G-ANRX
de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth G-ADOT
Newark Air Museum Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire de Havilland Tiger Moth
Royal Air Force Museum Midlands Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire de Havilland Tiger Moth II T6296
Solent Sky Southampton South East England de Havilland Tiger Moth
The Shuttleworth Collection Biggleswade East of England de Havilland DH.60X Hermes Moth G-EBWD
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II G-ANKT
Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Dove family, de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family.

Where the type is thickest

Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

de Havilland DH.60X Hermes Moth; de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth G-ANRX; de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II; de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth G-ADOT.

Type notes

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth in brief

Typede Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (+ Queen Bee)
UK museums holding one5
Airframes recorded in this survey7

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 7 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes?

De Havilland Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.

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