Foreign Air Force Chipmunks

As far as I can find out they were built from scratch, under licence of course.

The first 10 were built at Chester, the other 66 by OGMA.:D

Were the OGMA-built ones CKD “kits”, or built from “scratch”.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that OGMA had built Tigers as well – so their relations w. Hatfield would have been rather good, one gathers?

The Portuguese Chippies were built by OGMA, I believe.

The first 10 were built at Chester, the other 66 by OGMA.:D

Am I missing something here?

Trying to fill in the holes. Keep asking about if it was in Israeli markings. My post #2 has the first picture of the Israeli evaluated aircraft in Israeli markings.

Trying to fill in the holes myself have everything except a picture of the Spanish evaluated aircraft (was it in spanish markings?). Syria hard too find anything on them supposed to have 30 aircraft. Then most people are interested in the combat aircraft not trainers.

Also according to “Aircraft in British Military Service” by Vic Flintham the Chipmunk was the only fixed wing aircraft to serve with all the services. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines. I’ve found finding pictures of aircraft in Marine markings difficult.

Chris

also including picture of the Malaysian Chipmunk Preserved example. Would like to find a picture of it in service.

Chris,
Please accept my appologies it was an oversight on my behalf.

This Spanish one seems interesting, ive emailed a few contacts myself to see if they can unearth anything to.

The Portuguese Chippies were built by OGMA, I believe.

THIS is what a “proper” DHC-1 looks like, btw! :diablo:

According to “Spanish and Portuguese Military Aviation” by John M. Andrade 1977 on page 13 “Still later, Escuadrilla 533 was formed to evaluate aircraft types, examples of aircraft operated including Cessna 172 “533-1” and Chipmunk “533-8″.”

Chris

Trying to fill in the holes myself have everything except a picture of the Spanish evaluated aircraft (was it in spanish markings?).

I have never seen or read anything about Spain evaluating the Chipmunk, so it may have been just a DH demonstrator. The only Chipmunk I know of registerd in Spain is EC-BOI which was registered in 1968 and is still current.

rmr

Am I missing something here?

Trying to fill in the holes. Keep asking about if it was in Israeli markings. My post #2 has the first picture of the Israeli evaluated aircraft in Israeli markings.

Trying to fill in the holes myself have everything except a picture of the Spanish evaluated aircraft (was it in spanish markings?). Syria hard too find anything on them supposed to have 30 aircraft. Then most people are interested in the combat aircraft not trainers.

Also according to “Aircraft in British Military Service” by Vic Flintham the Chipmunk was the only fixed wing aircraft to serve with all the services. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines. I’ve found finding pictures of aircraft in Marine markings difficult.

Chris

also including picture of the Malaysian Chipmunk Preserved example. Would like to find a picture of it in service.

…Im looking for photos of Chipmuks in service with the following air forces:
…
Egypt
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Thai
…

Form the Net.

I had only seen good photos of the one outside and a very poor quality of the second one indoors. Do you by any chance have a photo of the other side of the second one?

Back then I couldn’t photograph the other side, there was a Firefly right next to it…

I also have this photo of one of the other Chippies at Don Muang AP.
It’s not the best, but photographing on site was not allowed so I shot some pics from the hip with mixed results…. It gives an idea of another colour scheme used by the Thai.

Or You can to find colour Israeli Chipmunk profile in this series books:
http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=SAM04
Here is Part Two: 1967 to 2001. You need Part One: 1948 to 1967.

Thank you. I will track down a copy.

Portugal. But I guess you already got this one. 🙂

Or You can to find colour Israeli Chipmunk profile in this series books:
http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=SAM04
Here is Part Two: 1967 to 2001. You need Part One: 1948 to 1967.

I was aware the Israelis had only evaluated them and i was hoping to try and find out if they ever wore Israeli markings or not.

I seem, I saw black-white profile of DHC-1 with Israeli markings in one of old issues of “Scale Aircraft Modelling” magazine.

These 2 are in the RTAF museum Bangkok.
I don’t know wich one you’ve already seen..

And this one is preserved/stored with two other Chippies at Dong Muang Airport.

I had only seen good photos of the one outside and a very poor quality of the second one indoors. Do you by any chance have a photo of the other side of the second one?

The Spanish air force didnt operate Chipmunks and the Israelis only evaluated them in the competition against the Fokker S-11.

I was aware the Israelis had only evaluated them and i was hoping to try and find out if they ever wore Israeli markings or not.

Here’s a preserved Uruguayan example in Montevideo:

Belgian ones:
http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/De%20Havilland%20Canada%20DHC-1%20Chipmunck/De%20Havilland%20Canada%20DHC-1%20Chipmunk%20Frontpage.htm

The Spanish air force didnt operate Chipmunks and the Israelis only evaluated them in the competition against the Fokker S-11.

Here are Kenyan AF Chipmunks:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/popup.php?q=1034072