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25 February 2025 | Proudly locally owned and operated Issue 1146 Circulation 9000
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TWO TIGER MOTHS FLY OVER TO MARK 100 YEARS
The two Tiger Moths - DH82A – ready for the fly-over above the Coromandel to mark 100 years of the Gypsy Moth flying – DH 60.
BY PAULINE STEWART
T
wo Tiger Moth aircraft flew over the Coromandel to mark the 100 years of the flying of Gypsy Moths last Sunday commencing at 3.00pm. The celebrations took place all around the globe. The national celebration took place at Ardmore last Saturday but the Cor-
omandel Peninsula had their celebration fly over on Sunday followed by a shared meal and drinks for local pilots, members of the Mercury Bay Aeroclub and friends and family out at the Whitianga airport. The two tiger moths (DH82A, the DH standing for de Havilland) were piloted by Peter McVinnie and Alan Butler. The passengers
were Jack Sharland who took the photos that you see and Pauline Stewart of The Informer. The fly over was first of all over Whitianga, but then the two aircraft flew over Matarangi, Whangapoua, over the hill to Coromandel Town, then followed the 309 to Coroglen and Hahei and Cooks Beach back over Whitianga to land at
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the airport. The fly over and flight was an hour – a remarkable experience – light clouds, blue sky, the scenes below sparkled or glowed with dramatic colour. The 100 years marks the making of the Gypsy Moth a DH 60, a predecessor to the Tiger Moth. The Gypsy Moth was a DH 60 that was the plane. There is one
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Photo credit Jack Sharland
of these DH 60s in New Zealand owned by a woman in Hastings who flew it to Ardmore for the centenary celebrations. There is one in New Zealand which is based in Hastings. It is owned by a female pilot who flew her special plane to the centenary celebrations at Ardmore om Saturday. Continued on page 2
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