Airco and De Havilland - from stick and string to the jet age! 29th April to 20th August

[Marklo]

Maybe it’ll be third time lucky  While perusing my stash to determine which kits I’ll build for the French Fancy GB I realised that I have several De Havilland kits, namely. DH2, DH4, DH9 and a Tiger Moth and seeing how this could include the Airco machines (Designed by Geoffrey De Havilland as well as two Royal aircraft factory designs), all the Moths, and iconic aircraft such as the Dragon Rapide, the Mosquito and the Comet I thought this might make a good subject for a group build.

 

Arguably as De Havilland merged with the Siddley group in the sixties we could keep going with those machines too.  

 

Designed by Geoffrey de Havilland

de Havilland Biplane No. 1

Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.1 (also known as "de Havilland Biplane No. 2"

 

Designed by de Havilland at Airco

Airco DH.1 2 seat pusher scout

Airco DH.2 pusher scout

Airco DH.3 twin engine bomber

Airco DH.4 single engine bomber

Airco DH.4A transport

Airco DH.5 scout

Airco DH.6 trainer

Airco DH.9 single engine bomber

Airco DH.9A –Liberty engine

Airco DH.9C – passenger transport

Airco DH.9J – radial engine

Airco DH.10 Amiens twin engine bomber

Airco DH.11 Oxford long range twin engine day bomber

DH.14 Okapi single engine bomber

DH.15 Gazelle experimental flying test bed

Airco DH.16 4 passenger airliner

DH.18 8 passenger airliner

DH.27 Derby single engine long range day bomber

DH.34

DH.37

DH.42 Dormouse

DH.42A & B Dingo

DH.48 Special re-engined DH.9

DH.50

DH.51

DH.54 Highclere

DH.56 Hyena

DH.60 Moth, Cirrus Moth, Genet Moth, Gypsy Moth

DH.60G III Moth Major

DH.61 Giant Moth

DH.65 Hound

DH.66 Hercules 3-engined biplane airliner

DH.67

DH.72 Canberra

DH.82 Tiger Moth biplane trainer

DH.83 Fox Moth

DH.84 Dragon

DH.86 Express

DH.87 Hornet Moth

DH.89 Dragon Rapide

DH.90 Dragonfly

DH.92 Dolphin

 

Gliders 

DH.52

 

Piston-engined monoplanes

DH.29 Doncaster 10 passenger airliner

DH.53 Humming Bird ultralight monoplane

DH.71 Tiger Moth racer

DH.75 Hawk Moth

DH.77 lightweight fighter

DH.80 Puss Moth

DH.81 Swallow Moth

DH.85 Leopard Moth

DH.88 Comet racer

DH.91 Albatross 4-engined airliner

DH.93 Don

DH.94 Moth Minor monoplane trainer

DH.95 Flamingo twin-engined airliner

DH.98 Mosquito & Sea Mosquito 

DH.103 Hornet & Sea Hornet twin-engined fighter

DH.104 Dove & Devon twin-engined airliner

DH.114 Heron 4-engined airliner

 

de Havilland Technical School designs

de Havilland T.K.1

de Havilland T.K.2

de Havilland T.K.4

de Havilland T.K.5

 

Civil and military jet transports

DH.106 Comet

DH.121 Trident later the HS Trident

DH.125 later the HS.125

DH.146 later the BAe.146

 

Military jets

DH.100 Vampire & Sea Vampire (1945)

DH.110 Sea Vixen (1951)

DH.112 Venom (1952)

DH.113 & DH.115 Vampire two seaters

 

Experimental aircraft

DH.108 Swallow (1946)

Autogyro

Cierva C.24

De Havilland Canada

DHC-1 Chipmunk

DHC-2 Beaver

DHC-3 Otter

DHC-4 Caribou

DHC-5 Buffalo

DHC-6 Twin Otter

DHC-7 Dash 7

 

Lots to choose from any takers ?

 

1. @Marklo obviously  

2. @Corsairfoxfouruncle

3. @Ray S

4. @franky boy

5. @CliffB

6. @Rob S

7.  @TEMPESTMK5

8.  @Grandboof

9.  @zebra

10. @JOCKNEY

11. @Rabbit Leader

12. @stevehnz

13. @2996 Victor

14. @MattG
15. @klr

16. @Jb65rams

17. @Andwil

18. @Tim R-T-C

19. @theplasticsurgeon

20. @Paul Thompson

21. @Torbjorn

22. @Jabba

23. @John Masters

24. @Black Knight

25. @airfixpeter

26. @Wez

27. @drdjp11

28. @Mr T

29. @Evil_Toast_RSA

30. @Roland Pulfrew

31. @wamwig

32. @Ngantek

33. @alancmlaird

34. @JOCKNEY

35. @sampanzer

36. @JosephLalor

37. @OutcastJoel

38. @alt-92

39. @Paul J

40. @TonyW

41. @RichieW

42. @vppelt68

53. @Geo1966

Edited yesterday at 11:37 AM by Marklo

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Add me in with one of the twin boom jets. 

[Ray S]

Oh go on then, you caught me at DH4! 

 

Ray

 

PS, Will you also include DHC? Like the Chippie, Beaver and Twin Otter or not? It is a pretty good list as it is.

[Marklo]

2 minutes ago, Ray S said:

PS, Will you also include DHC? Like the Chippie, Beaver and Twin Otter or not? It is a pretty good list as it is.

Canadia ( it’s a simpsons joke) eyyy,  why not…

[franky boy]

I’m in! 

 

Please me to the list. 

 

Thanks 

 

James

[CliffB]

Me too please, with a biplane of some description.

 

Thanks.

[Rob S]

D H Australia as well?  

 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good afternoon Marklo

Please add my name to the list I have some Tiger Moth , Mossies , Vampires kits in mys stash

Best Regards

Patrice

[Grandboof]

I would like join , Plenty of DH or DHC to choose from .

Martin H

[zebra]

Count me in. There are only 11 aircraft on the list in my stash and a few more that I can see myself adding to it so plenty to choose from.

 

Is there a reason the DHC-8 Dash 8 isn't on your list?

[Marklo]

On 7/8/2021 at 12:13 PM, Rob S said:

D H Australia as well?  

Why not 

[JOCKNEY]

I've got, thanks to @PeterB the Airfix Airco DH4, so count me in please.

 

Cheers Pat 

[Rabbit Leader]

Quite a good excuse to build any of this years new Airfix releases - 1/72 Mossie, 1/48 Chippy and / or Vampire. 

I've got plenty of others in the stash, but why not buy something new!

Count me in please. 

Cheers.. Dave 

 

[stevehnz]

I reckon I could find the odd one or so from the list within my lot, so yes.

Steve.

[JOCKNEY]

Is a Nimrod eligible for this GB ?

[Marklo]

4 hours ago, JOCKNEY said:

Is a Nimrod eligible for this GB ?

I’d say yes provided it’s the one converted from a DH comet and not the navel version of the Hawker Fury  

[2996 Victor]

Hi Marklo,

 

I'd like to join in at 12a on the roster, if I may? I haven't currently got anything suitable, stash wise, but I've a hankering for a DH.5 and a Tiger Moth, and of course the Mossie is always a good option!

 

Cheers,

Mark

[Marklo]

2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

I've a hankering for a DH.5

Me too. I have a very old Scale models where they convert one from Sopwith Camel. But I might just try to scratch one.

[MattG]

Please sign me up as well! I'm not sure what I'll build just yet, but my collection is short of Mosquitoes for starters.

 

Matt

[klr]

I'm in. I have most of the well-known Airco, DH and DHC subjects in the stash, ranging in size from the DH.2 and Tiger Moth, all the way up to the Nimrod.

[Jb65rams]

Add me to the list please. Probably a mosquito.

[Ray S]

While going through my stash the other day, I found I had an old (very old) Czech Master Resin DH.9A, so that is a couple I could enter now!

 

All the best,

 

Ray (who is already on the list)

[Andwil]

I’d to join in with something, not sure what it will be though.  I do have a stalled DH.2 but it would be more than 25% complete.

 

AW

[Tim R-T-C]

I'd love to see more of these in 144th, particularly the Moth series biplanes, but I've got a handful of qualifying types.

 

5 Vampires (with some resin engines too), a Sea Vixen, pair of Caribous and a Beaver.

 

So I'm sure I can find something to contribute.

[theplasticsurgeon]

I hadn't spotted this thread before - but have this recent

with which to pledge support.