The Hornet Moth was designed in 1934 as a potential replacement for the highly successful Tiger Moth trainer but there was no interest from the RAF and the aircraft was put into production for private buyers with some 164 frames produced. This example was built at Hatfield in 1935 as the last D.H. 87A and first flown by Geoffrey de Havilland himself. It was later converted to D.H. 87B type with the rectangular wings and is on display at this very interesting museum.

Built at Hatfield in 1935 as a DH.87A, but soon converted to DH.87B. It was first registered as G-ADOT on 6 Oct 1935, but impressed into the RAF on 29 Feb 1940 as X9326. On 20 May 1946 it was restored as G-ADOT. Wfu at Stapleford in Oct 1959, and cancelled on 18 Sep 1963. This Hornet Moth was acquired by the museum in 1974 and had been fully restored by 1988.