The Steve Young Chipmunk memorial thread

Here is The Shuttleworth Collection’s then Chipmunk WB588 at the 40th Anniversary Day in 1986. Apologies for the quality but this was taken by a 13 year old me on a 110 film camera (remember them) and photographed again with the digital as I don’t have a scanner! Returned to Old Warden last year and noticed they have another ‘Chippie’ in an RCAF livery which is pictured in an earlier post, checked on line and WB588 appears to happily still be flying in private hands as of last year. Sounds as though Steve was a great man to know.

Here’s some from an airshow at Yeadon around 1956.

Hanging from the roof of the RSAF Museum…

What a waste of a good Chipmunk.
I hadn’t realised it had been that long, I’m fairly certain that I’m not the only one who misses his humerous banter on the forum. And always his ‘I’ll get me coat’ after some silly remark. I wish I’d had the pleasure of actually meeting him as he seems to have been one of the world’s top blokes whose passing has left the world a poorer place.

Mike: Well done for the prompt – intentional or not.

It’s virtually the anniversary of the day we lost our dear friend, Steve. Let’s read Darren’s first post on this thread again and get a few more Chipmunks added.

I’m in Oshkosh right now, give me a week or so and I’ll post some beauties from here.

Nice except that she needs some trousers on instead of showing her naked legs like that.

North Coates Vintage Wings & Wheels Fly-In – 20th July 2008

Chipmunk WP973 – What’s the story behind the British Airways colour scheme?

From Sywell

Neal

Hanging from the roof of the RSAF Museum…

What a gorgeous aeroplane.;) You probably realised that was not me, but I did recommend Connington to the pilot, so I’ll take the credit! 😀

Somehow I thought that you would not be flying it from the rear seat:D
The Anglo-Italian Fusion food on offer in the resturant is fantastic (Bacon & Egg Panini;) )

Nicely turned out Chippie

Seen yesterday arriving at Conington

What a gorgeous aeroplane.;) You probably realised that was not me, but I did recommend Connington to the pilot, so I’ll take the credit! 😀

Seen yesterday arriving at Conington, and the fastest bit of parking I have seen in a long while…..:D

The good news is that this road is definitely named after the aeroplane and not the furry friend.

Janie, like the shadow on the hangar door. I somehow think Steve would have appreciated it too. The more of these photos I see, the more I’m convinced that it doesn’t matter what the colour scheme is like or the angle it’s viewed from the Chipmunk is a beautiful looking little machine.

My Pleasure Janie, i will have a dig through my collection for pics of de Havillands finest. a request to the admin/mod team, is there any chance of having this thread stickied?. im sure other forum members will agree with me on this.
also, here’s a link to a group build for model chipmunks on the forum i started some time ago. hope you find it of interest.
http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=118

all the best.

Greg

Hope nobody minds me adding my favourite to the thread….

Parking on a yellow line!

Chippies-From the colonies

Gents:

Hadn’t seen this thread for so long, thought it had disappeared.

Al Davis

Thanks for sharing, Landyman. It’s beautiful. I want it.

Here is one of my little girl (via the phone) which I took from the cockpit this summer.

If i may i will kick off my first post here this year (and first for too long a while) with a few shots of one of the BoBMF Chipmunks getting some TLC

all the best.

Greg

A few more from Sywell’s Chipmunk fly-in that preceded last Sunday’s air show.

I have a feeling that Youngy would have been smiling – and he even arranged the weather so he didn’t “have to get his coat” 😉