General Information

Serial #

FM-28/2

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SPRUCE/ PLYWOOD/ PLEXIGLASS/ METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.2 m

Width

9.4 m

Height

2.7 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

deHavilland

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Downsview

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

FROM FEBRUARY 5, 1947 TO MAY 15, 1989 The Museum aircraft was built in 1947. It was owned by a number of operators, then purchased, restored, and flown for Maxwell W. Ward in the 1980s. This Fox Moth was presented to the Museum in 1989.

Canada

Unknown

Function

A RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL LIGHT UTILITY TRANSPORT FOR BUSH FLYING ON WHEEL, SKIS, OR FLOATS

Technical

The Fox Moth was designed in England in 1932 as a light, economic transport, and was built using as many Tiger Moth components as possible. Fox Moths were produced in Canada after the Second World War mainly to keep the plant in production, but also to satisfy the increasing need for new bush aircraft. All the Canadian modifications made to the Tiger Moth were also applied to the Fox Moth. Of the 53 produced, 39 remained in Canada, most of which were operated in float/ski configuration, and gave years of satisfactory service. The Fox Moth, though efficient, was a bit of an anachronism. For example, a modern, moulded- plexiglas sliding cockpit-hood was attached to what was essentially a 1932 aircraft. Communication between the passenger cabin in the fuselage and the cockpit to the rear was through a hole in the instrument panel. De Havilland designed a special stretcher for the Fox Moth, in order that it could operate as an air ambulance.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK PRINT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, BELOW THE COCKPIT CANOPY READS: 'POLARIS CHARTER CO. LTD.'/ BOTH SIDES OF THE AICRAFT FUSELAGE READS THE REGISTRATION: 'CF-DJB'/ THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL HAS A DECORATIVE MAPLE LEAF EMBLEM OF MFR READING: 'DH/ MOTH'/ BENEATH THE RIGHT WING, IN LARGE BLACK LETTERS READS THE REGISTRATION AGAIN: 'CF-DJB'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A