AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1931

Aircraft hub · 1931 · Interwar

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 12 UK museums.

1931
First flight
8,868
Built
109 mph
Top speed
12
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 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 14 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 12 UK collections, in 7 regions: London & Around, East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, South West England, Northern England, Wales.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Airworld Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Caernarfon Wales de Havilland Tiger Moth (dismantled) N6638 In store
Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 Salisbury South West England de Havilland Tiger Moth II G-ANNG
Bottisham Airfield MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth 'N6635'
De Havilland Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 St Albans London & Around de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-ANRX
de Havilland DH.82B Queen Bee fuselage LF789
Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Yeovil South West England de Havilland Tiger Moth T.2 XL717
Hooton Park HangarsChecked 2026-10-08 Ellesmere Port Northern England de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-ANBY
Kent Battle of Britain Museum TrustChecked 2026-10-08 Folkestone South East England de Havilland Tiger Moth (composite)
Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire de Havilland Tiger Moth II G-MAZY
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire de Havilland Tiger Moth II T6296
Solent SkyChecked 2026-10-08 Southampton South East England de Havilland Tiger Moth BB807
South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Doncaster Northern England de Havilland Tiger Moth frame N9399
The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 Biggleswade East of England de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II G-ANKT
de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth replica G-ECDX Replica

3D model

The Tiger Moth II in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as T6296, a wartime DH.82A Tiger Moth II, in Dark Earth and Dark Green camouflage over trainer-yellow undersides, with Type B upper-wing roundels, Type C1 fuselage roundels and a red, white and blue fin flash, as it is preserved by the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 217 models · download .glb (808 KB) · Plate 50 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth replica; de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth; de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II; de Havilland DH.82B Queen Bee fuselage; de Havilland Tiger Moth T.2.

Type notes

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth in brief

Typede Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (+ Queen Bee)
UK museums holding one12
Airframes recorded in this survey14

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 119 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 14 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.