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276:
273:
272:Gross weight:
270:
267:
266:Empty weight:
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110:
107:
106:
102:
100:Introduction
99:
98:
95:24 June 1927
94:
92:First flight
91:
90:
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84:
82:Manufacturer
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80:
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71:
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63:
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59:
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37:
34:
30:
19:
1831:Experimental
1816:
1649:DH.114 Heron
1644:DH.106 Comet
1639:DH.104 Devon
1589:DH.84 Dragon
1488:DH.11 Oxford
1483:DH.10 Amiens
1478:DH.9A Ninack
1427:DH.112 Venom
1343:
1299:Moth Trainer
1269:Menasco Moth
1259:Leopard Moth
1254:Humming Bird
832:
485:Biplane No.2
480:Biplane No.1
468:de Havilland
455:de Havilland
394:
375:
368:Bibliography
314:
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302:
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218:
197:
193:
182:
172:
156:
154:registration
150:
128:
126:
117:Number built
54:
33:
1822:DH.88 Comet
1634:DH.104 Dove
1498:DH.27 Derby
1493:DH.14 Okapi
1249:Hornet Moth
1229:Hermes Moth
1119:Comet (jet)
1114:Cirrus Moth
296:Performance
288:Propellers:
278:Powerplant:
1909:Categories
1756:DH.60 Moth
1690:DH.60 Moth
1294:Moth Minor
1289:Moth Major
1274:Metal Moth
1219:Gipsy Moth
1204:Genet Moth
327:References
260:Wing area:
1781:DH.93 Don
1517:Passenger
1339:Sea Venom
1334:Sea Vixen
1329:Queen Bee
1324:Puss Moth
1239:Highclere
1224:Hawk Moth
1174:Dragonfly
1154:Doncaster
1099:Albatross
470:numerical
248:Wingspan:
220:Data from
133:monoplane
1744:Trainers
1380:Fighters
1279:Mosquito
1194:Fox Moth
1189:Flamingo
1184:Hercules
1109:Canberra
472:sequence
461:aircraft
310:See also
290:2-bladed
201:air raid
189:Hucknall
139:for the
108:Retired
1451:Bombers
1373:By role
1359:Vampire
1354:Trident
1199:Gazelle
1179:Express
1144:Dominie
1139:Dolphin
1092:By name
254:Height:
242:Length:
137:engines
1847:Drones
1800:Racers
1668:Sports
1659:DH.125
1442:DH.116
1319:Oxford
1309:Ninack
1304:M'pala
1264:Mantis
1244:Hornet
1164:Dragon
1104:Amiens
1083:DH.126
1078:DH.125
1073:DH.123
1068:DH.122
1063:DH.121
1058:DH.120
1053:DH.119
1048:DH.118
1043:DH.116
1038:DH.115
1033:DH.114
1028:DH.113
1023:DH.112
1018:DH.110
1013:DH.108
1008:DH.106
1003:DH.105
998:DH.104
993:DH.103
988:DH.102
983:DH.101
978:DH.100
401:
382:
173:G-EBRV
157:G-EBQU
141:Cirrus
55:G-EBQU
1894:T.K.5
1889:T.K.4
1884:T.K.3
1879:T.K.2
1874:T.K.1
1812:DH.9R
1807:DH.4R
1675:DH.51
1629:DH.96
1559:DH.34
1554:DH.32
1544:DH.18
1539:DH.16
1534:DH.9C
1529:DH.9B
1524:DH.4A
1402:DH.77
1364:Venom
1314:Okapi
1234:Heron
1134:Devon
1129:Derby
1124:Comet
973:DH.99
968:DH.98
963:DH.97
958:DH.96
953:DH.95
948:DH.94
943:DH.93
938:DH.92
933:DH.91
928:DH.90
923:DH.89
918:DH.88
913:DH.87
908:DH.86
903:DH.85
898:DH.84
893:DH.83
888:DH.82
883:DH.81
878:DH.80
873:DH.79
868:DH.78
863:DH.77
858:DH.76
853:DH.75
848:DH.74
843:DH.73
838:DH.72
833:DH.71
828:DH.70
823:DH.69
818:DH.68
813:DH.67
808:DH.66
803:DH.65
798:DH.64
793:DH.63
788:DH.62
783:DH.61
778:DH.60
773:DH.59
768:DH.58
763:DH.57
758:DH.56
753:DH.55
748:DH.54
743:DH.53
738:DH.52
733:DH.51
728:DH.50
723:DH.49
718:DH.48
713:DH.47
708:DH.46
703:DH.45
698:DH.44
693:DH.43
688:DH.42
683:DH.41
678:DH.40
673:DH.39
668:DH.38
663:DH.37
658:DH.36
653:DH.35
648:DH.34
643:DH.33
638:DH.32
633:DH.31
628:DH.30
623:DH.29
618:DH.28
613:DH.27
608:DH.26
603:DH.25
598:DH.24
593:DH.23
588:DH.22
583:DH.21
578:DH.20
573:DH.19
568:DH.18
563:DH.17
558:DH.16
553:DH.15
548:DH.14
543:DH.12
538:DH.11
533:DH.10
528:DH.9C
524:DH.9A
459:Airco
236:Crew:
169:Gipsy
111:1930
103:1927
61:Role
1751:DH.6
1468:DH.4
1463:DH.3
1458:DH.1
1397:DH.5
1392:DH.2
1387:DH.1
1284:Moth
1159:Dove
520:DH.9
515:DH.6
510:DH.5
505:DH.4
500:DH.3
495:DH.2
490:DH.1
457:and
399:ISBN
380:ISBN
280:1 ×
127:The
1149:Don
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