PLANE spotters were given a treat on Friday afternoon when six vintage Tiger Moths landed at Albany Airport.
One of the biplanes’ pilots was renonwed flyer Barry Markham who flew his Tiger Moth ‘Margery’ from Perth to Cambridge, England, in 1998.
Mr Markham wrote about his epic 60 day, 176 hour journey, which saw him travel through 16 countries and 35 airports, in his book Solo to England.
The first Tiger Moths date back to the 1930s and were designed and built by Geoffrey de Havilland.
They were predominantly used by the RAF as trainer planes for teaching beginner pilots.
The Tiger Moth remained in military service until 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft found a new life in civil operations.
As a recreational plane, the Tiger Moth is still extremely popular worldwide.
The pilots who visited Albany went on to Bremer Bay and Esperance on Saturday, before visiting Wave Rock at Hyden and flying back to Perth on Sunday.