Taken long long ago (@1976) in a field in Kansas
The airplane was a 1944 DeHaviland Tiger Moth
This aircraft was a pretty basic flying machine.
Formerly a WWII RAF trainer.
No brakes! The tail SKID was the brake.
The airspeed indicator is mounted on the left front wing strut and is visible in the picture.
The compass was a horizontal instrument that you looked down on.
The communication between cockpits was via gosport tubes. Similar to Pre-WWII era ships.
Of course there was no starter or electrical system.
Very docile and lazy aerobatic airplane. Too much fun to fly.
This was the first airplane that both of my children flew in.
I believe they were 1 and 2 at the time.
Buying the Tiger Moth story CLICK HERE
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On September 28, 2007 Anne and I visited Disneyland in California. One of the rides we took was California Soaring in the California Adventure Park. I took a number of pictures of Aviation Greats and the captions at the entrance to the ride.