De Havilland DH 82 "Tiger Moth"
The Tiger Moth aircraft was manufactured at the "De Havilland" factory in Great Britain. The prototype of this two-seater aircraft for basic pilot training took off on October 26, 1931. He was soon introduced to RAF pilot schools and then to civilian aero-clubs. It was also used as a radio-controlled unmanned target under the name "Queen Bee".
The first airplanes of this type in Yugoslavia were used before the Second World War for training and as hydroplane with floats. During the Second World War, one aeroclub aircraft Mot DH 60 was hidden from the occupiers and after the war it was reconditioned for flying at the "Utva" aircraft factory in Pančevo, as its first revision of an aircraft.
In 1945 the Yugoslav Air Force received 20 aircrafts DH 82 for basic pilot training and courier tasks. The remaining DH 82s were assigned in 1949 to the Air Force and flying clubs for sport pilot training and glider towing. They were used until 1964. The example of this aircraft is on permanent display at the Aeronautical Museum.
