De Havilland Puss Moth

DH.80A Puss Moth
de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth G-ABLS first registered in 1931
General information
TypeLight utility aircraft
Manufacturerde Havilland
Number built284
History
Manufactured1929–1933
Introduction dateMarch 1930
First flight9 September 1929

The de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth is a British three-seater high-wing monoplane aeroplane designed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company between 1929 and 1933. It flew at a speed approaching 124 mph (200 km/h), making it one of the highest-performance private aircraft of its era. It was named after the puss moth (pronounced /pʊs/, puuss), a species of Eurasian woodland moth.

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