Topic: Marshall Aerospace & Formation Training Weekend September 2009

[chipmunkflyer]

Greetings everyone,
An invitation to ALL Chipmunk owners is being extended by Marshall Aerospace at Cambridge to attend their 100th.celebrations on Sunday 20th
September ...the number of Chipmunks is not limited and presents the opportunity of assembling the largest gathering since the heyday of the RFS units in the 1950's. The Moth Club will also be attending on the Saturday and Sunday.

Also being run in conjunction with this is the Annual three days of Formation Training from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th culminating in a large formation flypast late on Saturday afternoon.

As this is INVITATION ONLY would anyone anticipating attending please let me have a note of their interest to ....chipmunkflyer@aol.com

It is also hoped to launch a 'more definitive history of the Chipmunk' written by four Chipmunk enthusiasts at this event.

Best

Rod Brown

[john henderson]

Nobody seems to have said anything since the Marshall weekend.  Although we were only able to make Saturday, we understand that the Sunday airshow was top notch.   Due to prior commitments we were unable to take part in the formation training and flying; even so, it was great to visit and meet other chipmunk enthusiasts.  Maybe next year -given more notice!  I also believe we should not under estimate the commitment required by Rod and his assistants to make this work.  Congratulations and thanks for your efforts.

Congratulations too to Marshalls for their invitation, their hospitality, their organisation and for acheiving 100 years - that is truly remarkable.  I had the privilege of working for the company in the early 90s, I thought then it was one of the great British company's and clearly it still is!