Chipmunk Pics

They are Lycoming, I think 0360, I should know really I fly them! We had another G-BDCC ex Boscombe but that got w/o about 10 years ago. Also still at Hus Bos is my old a/c WP809 (G-BVTX) which retains the RN colours, that was never converted. The reason for the bigger engine is they are used as glider tugs.

Photographed today at Husbands Bosworth.

RMR

Do those have a different engine?

A Chipmunk N22DH recently had a major mishap in the USA. Was WZ859 in RAF service.

http://www.kansas.com/2011/07/09/1927207/pilot-seriously-injured-in-plane.html

Photographed today at Husbands Bosworth.

RMR

I was driving near High Wycombe today and saw a red and white aircraft about half a mile away which at first I was sure was a Chipmunk in the old RAF red a white scheme but as it got closer I was sorely disappointed to find it wasn’t. 🙁

RAF Shawbury in the 1980`s when i was a geeky space cadet (air cadet) with 1165 Oswestry ATC. i was armed with a Kodac Instamatic that i took every where. “JUMP JUMP JOHN” who remembers that? ha ha

Woburn Moth meet 2005

Is there a Chipmunk operating out of Boscombe Down? I was walking around the perimetre fence earlier and saw what looked like a tail dragger taxiing wearing the old red and white RAF colour scheme. Unfortunately is was difficult to positively identify as was 3/4 mile away!

All these were taken on a day when I flew a beech 19a musketeer in formation with G-BBND and a pitts special on a photography flight..No inflight pics from me as I was the pilot of the musketeer.

Taken when I was at 5 FTS RAF Thornhill, S. Rhodesia 1951/52

Here’s a few more from me. My first flight in the Air Cadets was in a Chipmunk from RAF Leeming in the early 1980’s.

This Good Friday, Bruntingthorpe.

Taken at Ellington Field ~ Houston

Just checked my ATC record book and found WP915 recorded when with 4 AEF at Exeter.

Roger

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 2009

2010_09190370 by Arm Waver, on Flickr

DSCF3441 by Arm Waver, on Flickr

Plenty more here from the 2009 and 2010 Chipfests at Cambridge
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Below taken Hatfield 27 April 1948 G-AKDN

Below VT-CKM taken Karachi 14 Mar 1949 outside old airship hangar.

Taken at Ellington Field ~ Houston

Some more Irish Chipmunk shots

First glimpse of the ‘new’ Chippy:

Side slipping the last few meters to the grass runway:

Taxi back to the hangar:

Tara ‘on guard’ duty:

As the weather was superb, it was decided to organise another aircraft to get some airborne shots. A wee Kis sports aircraft, complete with competent photo pilot, was available and after a brief, off we went:

Once complete, we landed and I headed back out to the runway in time to catch the Chipmunk returning:

It was great to back back outside, in good company, playing with aircraft, banter, cleaning, and a bit of flying. Happy days indeed!

Irish Air Corps Chipmunk

G-ARGG has been re-skinned and re-painted and looks immaculate