Sywell Aviation Museum have long been on the look-out for a Chipmunk and thanks to the kind offices of Mr David Burke we found one – but more importantly one which was based at Sywell!
David kindly tipped us off about a PAX cockpit section with 1053 Armthorpe ATC and following some discussion we collected it yesterday – she is on permanent loan to us and is superb condition, being very complete inside c/w sticks, pedals, panels, instruments etc.
419’s history is being investigated at present but we know this much:
De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG419
Manufacturers Serial No C1/0493
PAX8209M
Delivered 9.10.1951
4 BFTS and 6 RFTS Sywell
15 RFS
Birmingham UAS
Aberdeen UAS
CFS
Oldenbury Station Flight (Germany)
Gutersloh ditto
Ahlhorn ditto
Laarbruch ditto
S.O.C. August 1972 given ground instructional number 8206 M (PAX)
Careers Information Office, Sheffield – based RAF Finningley
Damaged in Hangar collapse Jan 1984
Handed to 1053 ATC for refurbishment
Aug 2007 to Sywell Aviation Museum
Herewith some pics of her before transportation, the handover and arrival at Sywell….the only way to celebrate was a delightful pootle about in Chipmunk T.10 G-BBMV! 🙂
Our thanks to David Burke and all at 1053 ATC for their kind help and assistance (oh and Pooh Redding for the flight! 🙂 )
The PAX is to be refurbished and installed in the new Museum extension in 2008 as a ‘hands on’ exhibit.
If ANYONE has any pics of WG419 please please do email me!
Cheers
Ben
By: oshawaflyboy - 9th August 2007 at 02:46
A Chippy
😀 Folks ;
Our gods at KEY published a photo of Downsview made chippys
in a big articale in the 90’s at a Saudi airfeild sans fabric.
Also mentioned on site a/26s , dc/3s,vampires.
wolfgang.
By: The Blue Max - 8th August 2007 at 07:49
Well done once again Ben and co.
Have always had a soft spot for the Chippie. Was the first aircraft type I ever flew in, and the first of many I threw up in as well. 😉
Take no notice to those mocking you. I bet when no ones around they also sit in the aircraft pretending to be flying and shooting down the enemy.
Only difference is you were daft enough to get caught. :p
NEVER!! We’ve got a BE2 to do that in!!!:D
By: Phantom Phixer - 7th August 2007 at 18:13
Well done once again Ben and co.
Have always had a soft spot for the Chippie. Was the first aircraft type I ever flew in, and the first of many I threw up in as well. 😉
Take no notice to those mocking you. I bet when no ones around they also sit in the aircraft pretending to be flying and shooting down the enemy.
Only difference is you were daft enough to get caught. :p
By: bexWH773 - 7th August 2007 at 14:33
Diff’rent kind of baccy Bex… 😀
TT
Tee hee just checking 😀 That Chippie looks good, glad its gone to good home. Bex
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 7th August 2007 at 13:30
Diff’rent kind of baccy Bex… 😀
TT
By: bexWH773 - 7th August 2007 at 13:28
Ha! well imagine my surprise after the sortie when clambering out of it and found the Boche had shot my wings, fuselage and tail off!:eek:
TT
I wonder if Ben’s been spending too long in his smoking room again LoL Bex
By: low'n'slow - 7th August 2007 at 12:57
Ha! well imagine my surprise after the sortie when clambering out of it and found the Boche had shot my wings, fuselage and tail off!:eek:
TT
Oh no. The Bader thread again!!!!;)
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 7th August 2007 at 12:55
Ha! well imagine my surprise after the sortie when clambering out of it and found the Boche had shot my wings, fuselage and tail off!:eek:
TT
‘there I was at 2ft, nothing on the clock but the makers name etc etc..’ 😀
By: low'n'slow - 7th August 2007 at 12:47
Had a little sit in and play yesterday……
TT
Yes, Blue Max said he’d heard “vrooom,vrooom, tacca-tacca-tacca” noises coming from next to his workshop. He was about to call men in white coats! :diablo:
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 7th August 2007 at 09:30
Marvellous, ta everso….:)
Had a little sit in and play yesterday, she’s FAR to good to let the public loose on!
ATB
TT
By: Arabella-Cox - 6th August 2007 at 17:41
Cheers Dave but she’s perfect as she is! BTW where is the dataplate on a Chippie!?
Ben,
The plate is located on the upper port side of the rear seat bulkhead, but below the locker door & facing forwards. Or in other words, it’s behind the pilot’s left shoulder. It should indeed say C1.f.0493
Cheers……..
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 6th August 2007 at 12:49
Cheers Dave but she’s perfect as she is! BTW where is the dataplate on a Chippie!?
LnS – I’m more concerned about her being next door to Blue Max’s workshop, someone’s already after an exchange for a U/S temp gauge on a flier! She’d only been there half an hour! 😮
Ahhh Mr Robin, you are too kind…. ‘I feel the need, the need for pottering about quite sedately actually enjoying a glorious day to be airborne!’ 😀
TT
By: BlueRobin - 6th August 2007 at 11:13
Who’s the cool-looking aviator inthe Chippy? 😉
By: low'n'slow - 6th August 2007 at 10:44
Well done TT. But no, you can’t have our Gipsy Major!!! 😉
By: Arabella-Cox - 6th August 2007 at 10:36
Nice one Ben. Do you need a rear fus’ to go with it ?
Cheers…..
Dave
By: philip turland - 6th August 2007 at 10:24
grips and grins
glad i cannot be recognised.
mugshotas not my best feature
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