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Old 14th Feb 2019, 03:26
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Vag277
 
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The correct answer, as specified by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, is Gipsy. Any other spelling is incorrect. This is stated in his autobiography "Sky Fever" and all DH advertising refers to Gipsy engines. The RAAF pilot Notes are wrong. In addition, the Gipsy was not named after a group of people but a moth (lepidoptera type) as were most of the DH single piston engine aircraft.
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