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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WP843 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0727
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-COX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Springs Aerodrome, Springs, Gauteng

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    6 September 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WP843.

    From 23 March 1976 to 14 July 1989

    To Sherwood Flying Club Limited with new c/r G-BDBP.

    From 14 July 1989 to 8 July 1991

    To Proteus Petroleum Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-BDBP.

    From 8 July 1991 to 26 February 1993

    To Robert Marshall Brooks keeping c/r G-BDBP.

    From 26 February 1993 to 18 July 1995

    To Glidegold Ltd keeping c/r G-BDBP.

    18 July 1995

    To Frank Auguste de Munck, Wassenaar, Netherlands keeping c/r G-BDBP.

    16 June 2000

    Civil registration, G-BDBP, cancelled.

    To unknown owner with c/r ZS-COX.

    Based at Springs Aerodrome, Springs, Gauteng.
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    2016


    Photographer: Grant Timms / Facebook
    Notes: Over Centurion, South Africa

    January 2018


    Photographer: Pieten Jacq Luijken
    Notes: One of three DHC-1 Chipmunks at Classic Flying Collection at Springs Aerodrome, South Africa
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