Types you’ll see alongside
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Dove family, de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family.
Aircraft hub · 1931
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.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
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.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes 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 |
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Dove family, de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family.
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.
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 | de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (+ Queen Bee) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 5 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 7 |
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.
The Aviation Gazetteer records 7 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes in UK collections.
De Havilland Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.