Airworthy Fox Moth Census

G-APMM was owned by the Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend dutring the 70’s. It was never restored for display as one of the museum directors bought G-ANPE which was often in the museum when not flying and we also had G-AGYU on loan from Tony Haig-Thomas for a long time.
At that time G-APMM was kept in one of the hangars on the airfield and was a complete but dismantled airframe still covered and with Bustard Flying Group badges on the cockpit side. The museums unrestored Stampe F-BDFE alias G-AYHV was also in the same hangar.

I think you are right G-ASEA in that the replica was a Mike Russell rebuild project, along with the Drone and, from memory, a Dragon as well. He was going to set up a flying British light aircraft collection. Definitely a character and capable of talking for the UK.

My father and I stored the DH Dragon wings and other parts for that project. I think the Tiger parts where from G-APMM? Mike also started the first HP 42 project.

Dave

Puss Moth N223EC

its c/n. is DHC.223 constructed in Canada

DH83

Apologies JB and your friend Ed, N223EC could be alive after its rebuild from the 1969 crash, but the c/n 223 is not in series.

It’s very much alive, just resting. It hasn’t flown for several years. But it is complete and looks good.

No it doesn’t, only one wing remember?:D And c/n 223, odd, no such number, couldn’t be 2223 which crashed in Spain?:confused:

Apologies JB and your friend Ed, N223EC could be alive after its rebuild from the 1969 crash, but the c/n 223 is not in series.

I think you are right G-ASEA in that the replica was a Mike Russell rebuild project, along with the Drone and, from memory, a Dragon as well. He was going to set up a flying British light aircraft collection. Definitely a character and capable of talking for the UK.

I have a friend with a Puss Moth…cn 223.
Last time I saw it it was in one piece. I don’t know whether it would need restoration or just some refurbishment before flying.
Does that count?

No it doesn’t, only one wing remember?:D And c/n 223, odd, no such number, couldn’t be 2223 which crashed in Spain?:confused:

The whereabouts of Fox Moth ZK-AGM does appear to be a bit of a mystery.

It was built up at Hokitika from a new fuselage ex-DH Technical School and other parts salvaged from ZK-ADH ( c/n 4085 owned by the Canterbury Aero Club which crashed in fog at Wigram 7Jun36) by Owen Templeton. Given new c/n T/S 2810 which relates to the technical school origin of the fuselage. F/f 10Jun38.
Used by Air Travel (NZ) Ltd. 1938-48, NZ National Airways Corp. 1948-54, Wanganui Aero Work Ltd. 1954-62, then to Terry A Garnier, Taieri.
Dived vertically & cr Freezing Flat, Minaret Creek, Lake Wanaka, 27Apr63 @ 8491hrs. Pilot Garnier.

If anyone can confirm the location of the rebuild that would be useful.

Ed Coates photo

ZK-AGM was rebuilt using parts from ZK-ADH and crashed at West Wanake in Apr 1963. It was reported stored at Hungerford, U.K.:confused:

I have a friend with a Puss Moth…cn 223.
Last time I saw it it was in one piece. I don’t know whether it would need restoration or just some refurbishment before flying.
Does that count?

Attached is a photo of the the Fox Moth stored at North Shore with Stan Smith

Phil K
Apologies forgot to attach it to previous posting.

In July I visted Stan Smith’s restoration facility at North Shore airfield NZ, where ZK-APT is based and stored in the rafters of one of his workshops is another Fox Moth fuselage awaiting its turn for restoration. I believe Stan said it was ZK-AGM

WJ244, I think the Fox you refer to was G-ADHA which went to NZ in 1997 according to G-INFO. Also on that source is G-BFOX a “replica” DH83C belonging to an owner in Bedford. What’s that all about?

I think the G-BFOX was a project with Russavia many years ago. A lot of Tiger Moth parts where collected with the aim of making a Fox Moth. In the end the parts where sold.

Dave

Fox Moth ZK-ADI / NZ566 / ZK-ASP / N83DH / G-ADHA / ZK-ADI in the hangar at Mandeville January 2008.
Unfortunately, too windy to fly that day.

Thanks Mike. It’s quite pleasant. I prefer the red and blue but as ever it’s the owners choice of course. Any thoughts about the replica i mentioned?

No, the aircraft reverted to its original orange and green scheme when restored in NZ. Take a peek at it on ABPICs………..

Planemike

A bit more. It was c/n 4097, G-ADHA which became ZK-ADI. Is it still in the red and blue Guards/King’s Flight colours?

WJ244, I think the Fox you refer to was G-ADHA which went to NZ in 1997 according to G-INFO. Also on that source is G-BFOX a “replica” DH83C belonging to an owner in Bedford. What’s that all about?

That’s a good question deserving of a good answer, unfortunately it will not be forthcoming from me as I am as much in the dark on this one as you.

What happened to the Fox Moth that used to fly in England in Kings Flight colours – I think it was owned by Brian Woodford in those days and had a period registration allocated as it was an import. Seems to ring a bell that it went to the USA but I may be wrong.