The DH-82 Tiger Moth, Britain's most successful elementary training aircraft, revolutionized pilot instruction and sparked the flying club movement of the 1930s. First flown on October 24, 1931, it was a single-engine biplane trainer accommodating instructor and student in tandem cockpits. With a 29-foot wingspan and powered by the 130-horsepower de Havilland Gipsy Major engine, the Tiger Moth trained over 20,000 pilots during World War II. The de Havilland Aircraft Company produced 8,868 examples between 1931 and 1944.
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| South African Air Force | — | 660 | United Kingdom | 402dd9 |