In the early 1990s whilst working at BAe I had the good forture to accompany a friend that was carying out an inspection during a major check on the BAe Mosquito which was at the time base there, I always remember it being kept in a shabby hanger on the far side of the airfield.
During my visit I noticed two DH chipmunks and a DH Tiger moth pushed in the corner and covered in dust. At the time I was told that the chipmunks had been taken off the production line at Chester and given to the sports and social club to form a flying club. This was later closed down because of increased development flying at BAe.
The aircraft sat unused for a number of years and then disapeared, does anyone have any information on what happened to these aircraft,What were the registrations and are they still flying today and where?
By: Willip26 - 28th October 2007 at 10:24
Pretty sure one of the Chipmunks was G-BBRV as it was registered in the early 90s to the HSA (Chester) Sports and Social Club. All three aircraft were cream with blue trim as shown with the other Chipmunk being G-BARS and the Tiger Moth G-ANTE.
All three are still currently registered but now in various military schemes although the Tiger doesn’t have a current C of A.
If you look them up on G-INFO you will see photos of how the Chippies look now.
Wicked Willip :diablo:
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October 27, 2007 at 2:09 am