Chipmunk Enthusiasts

WD346 – Crashed into the North Sea 26/09/86 as G-MUNK

did this aircraft ever get recovered?. if so what happened to the remains?.

all the best,
Greg (who forgot to log Rita off again, )

Thanks DGH 🙂 Forget VP524 – Anson 😮

WP 833 was one of two Chipmunks flown around the Northern hemisphere (as “Operation Northern Venture”) by Sqn Ldrs Ced Hughes, Bil Purchase and Tony Cowan to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chipmunk in 1996. The other was WP962 with WZ872 as reserve. The story was captured in a book “Chipmunks around the world” by Tony Cowan.

Is this what you’re after 😉

WD346 – Crashed into the North Sea 26/09/86 as G-MUNK
WD373 – Propshop Ltd, Duxford
WG350 – K.Tomsett, Down south UK somewere – flyer
WP800 – Micheal Turner ( Aviation Artist ), Henlow
WP829 – Privately owned, Kentucky USA as N88925
WP973 – P.Waller, Booker as G-BCPU

VP524 ????

Thanks DGH for great info! My experiences were as follows:

WP800
VP524
WD373 Duxford.
WD346
WP973
WG350 (?)
WP829 Still alive? 😎

A quick check of my logbook see the following entries:

WP872 several times..obviously the aircraft of choice at the time! 😀
WK630
WP840

It’s a shame WP872 has “emigrated”. I would have loved to have once again seen (or got my hands on :p ) the very first light aircraft I ever flew in as an Air Cadet!!

896 may now be at Brieghton as my notes are a little out of date and I’m currently updating them while looking in here. I’ll let you know if I come across anything or perhaps someone can confirm.

thanks for the info DGH, i had heard that 896 was at Brieghton, looks like i will have a bit further to travel to re-aquaint myself with her. shame about 638 though, thats three aircraft i have flown in that have come to grief. one permenantly, that being Viscount G-BMAT the other is rapide G-AGTM now restored and flying with air atlantic so i belive.
cheers.
Greg

For Landyman,

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

Hope this helps!

the ones i flew in are WP920, WP896, WK638, the other that i flew in at RAF Kinloss unfortunatly i do not have the serial for, my original 3822 got soaked whilst on a survival course and that is the only one i couldn’t read or trace,

Greg

I’ve signed up for the forum – and I’m liking the look of the Air Experience flights, since mine was only half an hour long – first and last time I ever flew in one! 🙁

Landyman, you’ve got me thinking there, I’ve got these in my old ‘3822’ (Air Cadet Record of Service):

WP840, WK630, WD373, WP833, and WP872.

Does anyone know if these are still alive?

Thanks

Bloody oath! I also flew in ‘872 at Turnhouse! Small world! 😀

I think she went to Canada some years ago. Not sure what’s happened to her since.

(Just noticed DGH’s reply – thanks for the info)

Just been on the website and it looks great – Well Done.

I’ve signed up and I see Landyman has as well, hope a few more of you do it has good potential.

Glad to be of service SeaFuryFan ( looks for drunk smiley but fails miserably! ) 🙂

I also talk gibbirish at times like these but it appears I can still type !!

All the best 🙂

Blimey, DGH, thanks for the super-quick reply. Great to see they’re all still around.

Its funny how the drink can give you that extra-bit of enthusiasm. Me, I just talk gibberish!

Cheers

I’ve just got in from the pub so excuse me if this info is out of date as I have not the physical means to check but…..

WD373 Propshop Ltd – Duxford
WK630 Felthorpe Flying Group – Felthorpe
WP833 M.Clark – Fishbrun
WP840 RAF Halton Flying Club – Halton
WP872 Privately owned – USA

Hope this helps….

One drunk DGH still in heaven having watched Dennis Neville in G-ALWB this afternoon at Gransden 😀

Landyman, you’ve got me thinking there, I’ve got these in my old ‘3822’ (Air Cadet Record of Service):

WP840, WK630, WD373, WP833, and WP872.

Does anyone know if these are still alive?

Thanks

had a look, signed up, good forum.
cheers

Greg

will have a looksee right now, i have fond memories of flying in chipmunks when i was an air cadet, would love to trace the four i flew in, one i unfortunatly don’t have the serial for though, another that i flew in (and is the cause of an entry in my logbook recording 5 MINS!!!!!) now flies from Brieghton so i am told,
and welcome to the forum, you’ll find plenty of chipmunk fans here 😀 ,

all the best.
Greg