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Offline Duncan

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Chipmunks you have flown....Where are they now?
« on: Monday August 29, 2005, 14:11:24 UTC »
Following on from a thread on another Forum, I though it might be quite nice to attempt to track down the whereabouts of Chipmunks that you have flown or flown in.

For example my logbook contains the following:

WP872 - Now believed to be in the USA  :cry:
WK630 - Now believed to be with Felthorpe Flying Group - Felthorpe
WP840 - Now believed to be with RAF Halton Flying Club - Halton

Now currently flying WD305 (G-ARGG) and WP857 (G-BDRJ)  :D  :D

Would anyone at Felthorpe or Halton consider lending me their aircraft for an hour for a spot of nostalgia?  I promise to bring it back in once piece!   :wink:
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Offline landyman

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Chipmunks you have flown....Where are they now?
« Reply #1 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 14:48:00 UTC »
i know i am not aircrew but i hope you don't mind me sneaking this in, here's my list, info care of DGH.

WK638 - Crashed 22/08/99 as G-BWJZ now privately owned and in store in Eccleshall, Staffs
WP896 - P.Portelli - Audley End
WP920 - Privately Owned, - Johannesburg, South Africa as ZS-OMA
there is another chipmunk i have flown in but my log is not complete as my 3822 (a.t.c record book) got ruined.

Greg
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Offline Berry Vissers

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« Reply #2 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 18:22:53 UTC »
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WP857 - Now believed to be in the USA  


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Now currently flying WD305 (G-ARGG) and WP857 (G-BDRJ)    


Think you have been working too much Duncan! WP857 is still at PIK, last time I saw her was last Saturday...  :lol:

Cheers, Berry
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« Reply #3 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 18:25:52 UTC »
DOH!  :oops:

Now amended to WP872!  Who says these aircraft don't get to you?!  :confused3:
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« Reply #4 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 18:39:06 UTC »
WK630 = now G-BXDG
WK638 not at Manston History Museum?????
WP840 = now G-BXDM
WP872 = now C-GBNI
WP896 = now G-BWVY
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« Reply #5 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 18:56:44 UTC »
Quote from: Berry Vissers
WK630 = now G-BXDG
WK638 not at Manston History Museum?????
WP840 = now G-BXDM
WP872 = now C-GBNI
WP896 = now G-BWVY


Hiya Berry,
638 and 896 are both in my log book too, small world eh?. from what i have found the chipmunk at Manston is WP772, from a pic i have seen it looks like the wings are silver and yellow bands but it has a red and white fuselage. a composite airframe maybe???.
all the best.
Greg

a quick search on 638 has turned this up, http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/breighton/breighton.htm
not far from me too.

this may be usefull to some of you guys.
http://www.cnapg.org/chipmunk.htm

Greg
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« Reply #6 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 19:01:21 UTC »
WK638 left Manston in 2002 journing to its present location via Stamford, Lincs. Hope this helps.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 19:01:24 UTC »
Hi Greg,

Euh, sorry, forgot to say: I never flew them, I just tracked down the last known civil registrations of the aircraft.

The only Chippy's I've flown are WD305 and WP857 (back seat only as I'm not a pilot...)

Cheers, Berry
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« Reply #8 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 19:03:46 UTC »
Good find Landyman - I'll update my notes.  8)
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Offline Janie

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« Reply #9 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 22:04:16 UTC »
WP857 (G-BDRJ) at Elstree   .  Then owned by the wonderful, but very sadly belated John Schooling. Now in Scotland.  I did 20 flights in her between 1994-1997

WD286 (G-BBND) is alive and kicking at Little Gransden.

WK559 (N559WK) Lives in Virginia, USA and I recently flew her 30+ hours in 12 days on a round trip to Oshkosh including displaying her in the show.

Janie
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Offline Dean Cross

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30+ hours in twelve days
« Reply #10 on: Monday August 29, 2005, 23:48:46 UTC »
That trip to Oshkosh and display of Chipmunk, please tell more!
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday September 17, 2005, 17:29:07 UTC »
Perhaps a subtle hint to try it our for oursleves!  :twisted:

Lights blue touch paper and retires....
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Offline chipmunkgaosz

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'Where are they now?'
« Reply #12 on: Monday January 09, 2006, 22:15:38 UTC »
I have put my ATC log book in a very safe place and, once I find it, I'll submit the Chipmunk registrations in which I flew as a Cadet in the early 60's. In the meantime hereafter follows a list of those in which I flew during my PPL training at Perth in 1963. All were owned by Airwork Services Training and were part of a batch disposed of by Her Majesty in the 50's. As far as I am aware, all but G-OASZ (now G-TRIC) suffered the ignomony of a sudden and painfull end!

G-AOJZ, G-ARCR, G-AOSA, G-ARDW, G-OASZ

All except DW were fitted with cartridge starters - a frightening experience for a 17 year old lad! - and I did my first solo in SZ on 26/7/63 between 12.00 and 12.10 after 5 1/4 hrs dual. Hopefully I'll be able to fly, or get a flight in, G-TRIC to commemorate the 50th aniversary of my first solo in 2013 - provided that we are both fit and well! I flew G-BCYJ until it was sold in 2002 via Just Plane Trading. I think it went to South Africa.

John F.
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Offline Dean Cross

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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday January 10, 2006, 21:31:21 UTC »
John,
BCYJ wasn't c/n360 was it? Check this out http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday January 10, 2006, 21:35:30 UTC »
Sorry, wrong link, but in the photo search of "other de Havilland Canada",
region "south Africa is a pic of a crashed Chipmunk, Might be BCYJ??
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