(formerly PG 712, RNLAF A2, ex OO-DJU)

The aircraft, built in 1944, arrived in Holland in 1946 to serve in the Royal Netherlands Air Force as the A-2, until 1961. In the mean time the A-2 was lent out for a period of 2 years to the Royal Netherlands Navy as the "002" (see picture above). In 1962 th A-2 left for Belgium to become OO-DJU, and was based at Antwerp and Brasschaat Air Force Base. In 1968 she was bought by the previous owner, and returned to Holland in 1971 as PH-CSL. Only then she was fitted with the Fokker tail, or as we call it the "beddenplank" (bedboard).

As such the aircraft is a bit of an odd bird in the De Havilland family.  Some even call it the ugly duck. The "beddenplank" was invented by the Dutch CAA to improve anti spin behaviour. The whole exercise was most likely triggered by a few nasty accidents with student pilots both in the Air Force and the Civil Training School.

So, after 31 years, the previous owner decided to part with PH-CSL. In January 2000, this rare aircraft passed into the hands of three members of the Flying Wires syndicate, operators of Tiger Moth G-AJHS. The name of the new syndicate is A2 Tiger. The PH-CSL is now operational and has joined the vintage aircraft collection of the Flying Museum at Seppe, and moreover, the three de Havilland aircraft already residing here: a 1928 Gipsy Moth, a 1935 Hornet Moth and the 1939 Tiger Moth.