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Re: Australian Trivia Only
de Havilland DH60 Gipsy Moth is correct Mike, post a question please.
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Thanks Shirley. Here's three questions in one to ponder on that have an Aussie connection (sort of) .
There were other, probably even more famous, Gypsy Moths. What were they, how many were there and who owned them?
There were other, probably even more famous, Gypsy Moths. What were they, how many were there and who owned them?
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I think Sir Francis Chichester flew one, maybe to Australia, and after he crashed it somewhere he took up sailing as a career. Don't know the other ones.
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You are on the right track, Sir Francis certainly flew a Gypsy Moth to Australia but what were the other Gypsy Moths?supersparky wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:07 pm I think Sir Francis Chichester flew one, maybe to Australia, and after he crashed it somewhere he took up sailing as a career. Don't know the other ones.
A clue there were 5 in total.
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Mike are you referring to other moths eg., tiger moth, hornet moth?
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Bogong Moth??? 

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Nopejon_d wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:41 pm Was Nancy Bird Wlaton one?
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/R3 ... 13_nla.jpg
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Time for that clue.
The Gypsy Moths I am after were not aircraft or insects, only one of them came to Australia and still exists but not in Australia.
The Gypsy Moths I am after were not aircraft or insects, only one of them came to Australia and still exists but not in Australia.