What did happen to the DH Gipsy Moth that played a role in the famous 1985 film "Out of Africa", with Robert Redford virtually at the controls and Meryl Streep as passenger? Well, I found her at the back of the hangar of the Flying Museum at Seppe airport in The Netherlands (EHSE) on 26 October 2011. For the film, the identity of G-AAMY was temporarily changed to G-AAMT, an old registration used for a Gipsy Moth that was already struck of charge in 1930. Fragments of the film with G-AAMY can be seen on the website of the Flying Museum Seppe (see link below). Still airworthy filmstar G-AAMY is DH60M Gipsy Moth c/n 85, produced in 1929 in the USA by the Moth Aircraft Corporation at Lowell airport near Boston in Massachusets under license from the de Havilland company, as part of a production run of 18 Gipsy Moths. Her first registration was NC585M, later changed to N585M before she went to Great Britain as G-AAMY. The aircraft was restored by Cliff Lovel in the early 80's. She is currently owned by Totalsure Ltd., a company based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Note the logo of the Moth aircraft corporation on the fuselage.
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DH Gipsy Moth G-AAMY on the British register
Website of the Flying Museum Seppe (Dutch language only, but with fragments of "Out of Africa" and great images)
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