Puss Moths were small monoplanes used during World War II.
Puss Moth Quotes in Code Name Verity
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Part 2, Section 12
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We were flying low over the long sands at Holy Island, and it was beautiful, but the plane kept trying to climb and I was fighting and fighting to keep it down. Just like the Lysander. Scared and worried and tired all at once, angry at the sky for being so beautiful when we were in danger of crashing. Then Julie, sitting alongside me, said, “Let me help.”
In the dream the Puss Moth had side-by-side dual controls like a Tipsy, and Julie took hold of her own control column and gently pushed the nose forward, and suddenly we were flying the plane together.
All the pressure was gone. Nothing to be afraid of, nothing to battle against, just the two of us flying together, flying the plane together, side by side in the gold sky.
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Puss Moth Term Timeline in Code Name Verity
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Part 1: Ormaie 8.XI.43 JB-S
...France. On second thought, the narrator knows some types of aircraft. She knows about the Puss Moth because it’s the first aircraft Maddie flew, and the narrator’s story of how she got...
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Returning to her story, the narrator notes that Puss Moths are light monoplanes (unlike Tiger Moths, which are biplanes). As they ate, Maddie and Beryl...
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When Dympna offered to take Maddie for a ride once the Puss Month was fixed, Maddie asked to see the plane. Dympna obligingly took Maddie to the workshop,...
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Part 1: Ormaie 9.XI.43 JB-S
...Roman roads. She landed sobbing with love for her home and climbed out of the Puss Moth . Then, Maddie ran her post-flight tests and scraped bugs off the windshield.
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Part 1: Ormaie 16.XI.43 JB-S
Random Aircraft. The narrator lists aircraft types, including the Puss Moth , the Lysander, and the Avro Anson.
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Part 1: Ormaie 22.XI.43 JB-S
...and normal—until one September night when Maddie was called out of bed. She flew a Puss Moth south to the Special Operations airfield and waited while the ground crew helped a passenger...
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Part 2, Section 12
Maddie writes that she had a dream about flying with Julie. They were in Dympna’s Puss Moth , heading to Scotland. The skies were gold, and there weren’t any barrage balloons, but...
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