De Havilland Aircraft

De Havilland Biplane 1 1909 De Havilland Biplane 2 1910 De Havilland (Airco) D.H.2 1915 read more ... De Havilland (Airco) D.H.1 1915 De Havilland (Airco) D.H.5 1916 Characterised by the pronounced negative stagger of its mainplanes, which resulted from an attempt on the part ... read more ... One of the most outstanding combat aircraft produced during World War I, the DH.4 day ... read more ... De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 1916 De Havilland (Airco) D.H.6 1916 De Havilland (Airco) D.H.3 1916 De Havilland (Airco) D.H.9 1917 The DH.9 entered service with No 103 Squadron RFC at Old Sarum, Wiltshire, in December ... read more ... De Havilland (Airco) D.H.9A 1918 De Havilland D.H.10 Amiens 1918 The end of World War I and the subsequent vast surplus of military aircraft was not a ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.16 1919 De Havilland D.H.14 Okapi 1919 One prototype flown in July 1919. No production. read more ... De Havilland D.H.15 Gazelle 1919 De Havilland D.H.18 1920 The designation D.H.17 was allocated to a project for a twin-engined 16-passenger biplane which was not built. ... read more ... The omly prototype, first flown in January 1920. read more ... De Havilland D.H.11 Oxford 1920 De Havilland D.H.29 Doncaster 1921 Building on commercial experience obtained with the D.H.18 and structural experience with the D.H.29, de Haviliand began work ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.34 1922 De Havilland D.H.37 1922 De Havilland's first venture into the field of private-owner aircraft was the de Haviliand D.H.37, a two-seat ... read more ... Two prototypes. No production. read more ... De Havilland D.H.27 Derby 1922 De Havilland D.H.52 1922 De Havilland D.H.42 Dormouse / D.H.42A Dingo 1923 De Havilland D.H.50 1923 Realising in 1922 that war-surplus D.H.9Cs could not be expected to serve much longer, de Havilland used ... read more ... De Havilland entered the field of ultralight aircraft with the de Havilland D.H.53 Humming Bird which was built ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.53 Humming Bird 1923 De Havilland D.H.54 Highclere 1924 Following the D.H.37 two-seat tourer of 1922, de Havilland's next aircraft in this category was the de ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.51 1924 De Havilland D.H.60 Moth 1925 It is not overstating the case to say that the Moth revolutionised aviation and was ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.56 Hyena 1925 De Havilland D.H.66 Hercules 1926 The need of a replacement for the D.H.10s used on the RAF's air-mail service between Cairo and ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.65 Hound 1926 De Havilland D.H.71 Tiger Moth 1927 In order to carry out research on high-speed flight and to test replacement engines for the Cirrus, ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.61 Giant Moth 1927 De Havilland D.H.75 Hawk Moth 1928 Conceived to meet the requirements of Specification F.20/27 which called for a short-range, fast-climbing, lightly-loaded single-seat ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.77 1929 De Havilland D.H.80 Puss Moth 1929 Developed to provide the growing numbers of affluent private pilots with cabin comfort, the prototype de Havilland D.H.80 ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.67 / Gloster A.S.31 1929 De Havilland D.H.72 1931 The only prototype first flown on 27 July 1931. No production. read more ... De Havilland D.H.81 Swallow Moth 1931 De Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth 1931 The success of the de Havilland Moth as a civil trainer led, inevitably, to the development of ... read more ... De Havilland designer A. E. Hagg evolved the de Havilland D.H.83 Fox Moth in 1932 to meet ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.83 Fox Moth 1932 De Havilland D.H.84 Dragon 1932 The de Havilland D.H.84 Dragon was designed by Arthur Hagg in response to Fox Moth operator Edward Hillman's ... read more ... Introduced in 1933 as a successor to the Puss Moth, the de Havilland D.H.85 Leopard Moth bore ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.85 Leopard Moth 1933 De Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide 1934 The Dragon Rapide was a direct development of the Dragon, employing the same structure but ... read more ... Designed and built in response to an Australian government requirement for a multi-engined aircraft to be used ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.86 1934 De Havilland D.H.87 Hornet Moth 1934 For biplane afficionados with a taste for additional comfort, the company designed the de Havilland D.H.87 Hornet Moth, ... read more ... Designed specifically for the 1934 Victorian Centenary Air Race from Mildenhall to Melbourne, for which the prize money ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.88 Comet 1934 De Havilland D.H.90 Dragonfly 1935 The external similarity between the de Havilland D.H.90 Dragonfly and the D.H.89 Dragon Rapide belied its very ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.92 Dolphin 1936 De Havilland D.H.91 Albatross 1937 Designed by A. E. Hagg to an Air Ministry specification for a transatlantic mailplane, the de Havilland ... read more ... The de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engine installed originally in the D.H.91 Albatross was renamed Gipsy King for ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.93 Don 1937 De Havilland D.H.94 Moth Minor 1937 On 24 August 1931 the company had flown the only example of the de Havilland D.H.81 Swallow ... read more ... The company's first aircraft of all-metal stressed-skin construction, the de Havilland D.H.95 Flamingo was designed by R. E. ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.95 Flamingo 1938 De Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito 1940 Most aviation enthusiasts will know the usual stories of de Havilland's "wooden wonder", the all-wood ... read more ... Perhaps one of the most interesting features of the de Havilland Vampire (as it became ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire 1943 De Havilland D.H.103 Hornet / Sea Hornet 1944 The twin-engined Hornet fighter was designed to Specification F.12/43 and the first prototype flew on ... read more ... To provide a post-war replacement for the D.H.89 Dragon Rapide biplane transport, which had also seen extensive ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.104 Dove / Devon 1945 De Havilland D.H.108 1946 Built to Air Ministry Specification E.18/45, the de Havilland D.H.108 was developed to conduct research into the characteristics ... read more ... The Venom was a straightforward development of the Vampire, designed to accommodate the de Havilland ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.112 Venom 1949 De Havilland D.H.106 Comet 1949 The Comet was the world's first jet transport to enter service. It resulted from the ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.113 1949 De Havilland D.H.114 Heron 1950 Adopting the same philosophy that had produced the highly successful fourengined D.H.86B after the D.H.84 Dragon, de Havilland ... read more ... De Havilland D.H.115 Vampire Trainer 1950 De Havilland D.H.110 Sea Vixen 1951 The Sea Vixen was a two-seat naval day and night all-weather fighter which successfully completed its ... read more ...