Chipmunk WD347/G-BBRV

Thanks.

Roger

Thanks wieesso. Roger, please note

date of registration: 18.6.2010
http://www.cockpit.aero/fileadmin/data/cockpit.aero/archiv/2010/1008_web.pdf
p. 46

Roger
I shall check the registration date, as I do not have it with me at home. The OFAC page is at

http://www.bazl.admin.ch/fachleute/luftfahrzeugregister/index.html?lfrSucheTs=1308301121&lang=fr&nummer=tut&muster=&lfz=&eigentuemer=&name=&lfrSucheDetailKnz=HB-TUT

but gives no date.

Laurence

Can you let me know the date of registration as HB-TUT?

Roger

Thanks RMR. Just what I was looking for!

From my records:

C1/0284
Fuselage number DHB/F/164
WD347
Awaiting collection 16/2/51
23 RFS 21/2/51
22 MU 31/7/53
Queens UAS 17/6/58
Durham UAS 7/8/58 name changed to Northumbria UAS
Cat.3(R) 13/1/66. Returned Northumbria UAS 30/6/66
Cat.3(R) 20/9/68. R-O-S 60 MU. Returned Northumbria UAS/11 AEF 6/12/68
CFS 26/9/69 (’03’) (the Skylarks Team 9/70)
5 MU 24/10/73
Sold 19/11/73 HSA Chester Flying Club

G-BBRV
Registered 13/11/73 T.I.Sutton t/a British Aerospace Chester Sports Club
Liverpool Flying School Ltd. 30/7/93
C.C.Irnive & T.McDonald t/a G-BBRV Group 25/7/96
F.Bailey 30/8/97
ABC Advertising Ltd. 2/12/98
M.A.Farrelly & M.R.Keen 14/8/00
H.M.Farrelly & J.A.Keen 25/7/01
Yorkshire Vintage Flying Ltd. 20/11/03
Cancelled 31/10/06 by CAA
restored 7/11/06 K.Rowell
C.W.Tomkins 13/10/07
R.L.Emeleus 4/8/08
cancelled 16/6/10 to Switzerland
HB-TUT
Registered /?? Association Chipmunk

Roger

Thanks Viscount. It is the military history I am looking for.
DGH: thanks too. I shall check.

Hello Laurence,

I contacted Rod Brown and managed to provided Florian Sterchi of the group with the full history of the aircraft back in March so if you have a word with them you should be able to get all the details you need if not send me an email. 🙂

Presume you are aware that details of all owners of G-BBRV, while on the UK register are listed using the search function of www.caa.co.uk/ginfo

Wore an overall cream scheme with green cheat lines and markings while with the DH Club at Hawarden/Chester and arrived at Liverpool Airport 9.6.93, followed by G-BARS from the same former owners 28.10.93. G-BBRV left Liverpool for Biggin Hill 23.8.97.

Thanks wieesso. A bit more added to the puzzle. While it was G-BBRV it seems to have been with the De Havilland Club at Hawarden, Liverpool Flying School and various private owners before coming to Lausanne last year.
It was delived to the RAF in 1951 (what unit?). I have found it was with 11 AEF at Ouston in 1967, and with CFS presumably after that from about 1967 to 1971 (one of the Skylarks team). It wore a snazzy light yellow colour scheme while RV, then got its old CFS colours back in about 2001. I found it on strength at 5MU Kemble in 1973, whence it went to become RV at Spanhoe Lodge. But where else did it serve in the RAF? I just can’t crack that one yet.
It looks lovely in its new Swiss home, where it seems to be very happy. It replaces HB-TUM, one of the Portuguese Chipmunks which crashed in Portugal in 2009.
PS: I had noticed that bit in Pprune about Barcelona too!

“Enquiries revealed that the former WD347 was operated by Yorkshire Vintage Flying School.”
http://www.iaopa.eu/mediaServlet/storage/gamag/feb09/26_29.pdf

…she was in Spain too
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/205415-chipmunks-60th-4.html#post2358225