to do until it made a forced landing at Brighton on 10 January 1935 after a piston-rod failure, and the engine appears to have been found beyond repair. By mid-1936 the engine-less airframe had been sold to G. H. "Harry" Purvis who refitted it with a Wright Whirlwind engine and used it to conduct joy flights in New South Wales. It last flew for Connellan Airways of Alice Springs and was withdrawn from service in 1949. Variants DH.75 Prototype with de Havilland Ghost V8 engine; one built, later re-engined. DH.75A Production version with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx VIA radial piston engine; six built. DH.75B Final production aircraft fitted with a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine; one built. DH.75A VH-UNW retrofitted to this standard in 1936. Operators Royal Australian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force Specifications (D.H.75A (Landplane)) See also List of de Havilland aircraft Notes References http://www.australianflying.com.au/news/the-de-havilland-dh-75-hawk-moth-in-australia Single-engined tractor aircraft High-wing aircraft 1920s British civil utility aircraft Hawk Moth Aircraft first flown in 1928