Since 2017, Sola High School's Department of Aviation has restored a Tiger Moth together with teachers, students and good help from the aviation history community.

The aircraft is painted in the same colours as the Tiger Moth 181, Ole Reistad's 1937 machine. This was the first flying machine to land on hard cover at Sola airfield in January 1937.

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After 6 years of work and toil, the Tiger Moth had its first test flight in 2024.
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Facts about Tiger Moth:

• Country: UK
• Wingspan: 8.94 metres
• Crew: 1-2 people
• Max Weight: 830 kg

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The Tiger Moth is an English-made school aircraft that was used fortraining and training before and during the Second World War. The first flight was in 1931, and the last aircraft was produced in 1944, a total of 8868 copies were built.

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In Norway, the Tiger Moth was used by the Army Air Force from 1933 to 1940. 38 Tiger Moth's were built under licence at Kjeller in Norway. These aircraft were used as school aircraft until World War II broke out.

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