It was a wooden biplane, similar to de Havilland Gipsy Moth. The design was similar to the De Havilland Gipsy Moth. The yacht is owned and maintained by a registered charity, The Gipsy Moth Trust. It was a wooden biplane, partly modelled after de Havilland Gipsy Moth. These included the Gipsy Moth and Tiger Moth. He later completed a round the world cruise in his yacht Gipsy Moth IV. Amy Johnson flew solo from England to Australia in a Gipsy Moth in 1930. Now that I have finished, I don't know what will become of "Gipsy Moth IV". Bird's own Gipsy Moth was used as an air ambulance. In May 1934, Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth. Flying a de Havilland Gipsy Moth, Murdoch located Hollick-Kenyon near the Bay of Whales. Apart from the engine, the new Gipsy Moth was still a standard DH.60. Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.