Tiger Moth

"I am Tiger Moth and I am terrific!"

- Tiger Moth, Pictures in the Sky

   Tiger Moth  <th colspan="2" Tiger Moth is a red and yellow bi-plane who is reckless and daring. He flies high and low, doing tricks to show off, and is very rude indeed. He learnt his lesson after crashing into a haystack.

Television series

 * Season 5 - Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday (does not speak) and Make Someone Happy (does not speak)
 * Season 6 - James and the Red Balloon (cameo) and Thomas the Jet Engine (cameo)
 * Season 7 - Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), The Grand Opening (cameo), and Three Cheers for Thomas (cameo)
 * Season 8 - Emily's Adventure (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Thomas and the Rainbow (cameo), Henry and the Flagpole (cameo), and Bold and Brave (cameo)

He also appeared in one tenth season music video.

Magazine stories

 * The Great Air Race
 * 2011 - Pictures in the Sky

Basis
Tiger Moth is loosely based on a de Havilland Tiger Moth with a radial engine and tail resembling that of a Sopwith Camel. According to a recent SiF interview with Robert Gauld-Galliers, Tiger Moth is actually a Nieuport 17 Bi-Plane.

Trivia

 * The design on top of Tiger Moth's wings resembles the top half of the old Japanese flag.
 * The red and yellow paint work resemebles the Tiger Moth model (and plane for the live action footage) in the "Thunderbirds" movie "Thunderbird 6", this make more sense as David Mitton work for Gerry Anderson on the orignal programme and subsequent show Anderson created.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued; named "Bi-Plane")
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Bandai Tecs
 * Wind-up (Japan only)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)