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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:CT-120 Chipmunk
    Last Military Serial:12048 CAF
    Construction Number:186-224
    Last Civil Registration:N18048
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada CT-120 sn 12048...
    Latest Owner or Location:Schoning Harry, Palm Desert, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DHC-1B-2-S5 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 18048.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12048 as a CT-120.

    14 July 1988

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX18048 (DHC-1B-2-S5, 186/224) issued.

    14 July 1988

    To William R. Rose, S Barrington, IL with new c/r N18048.

    Based at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    4 March 2004

    To Schoning Harry, Driggs, ID keeping c/r N18048.

    Based at Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    11 February 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX18048 (DHC-1B-2-S5, 186/224) issued.

    26 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX18048 (DHC-1B-2-S5, 186/224) issued.

    1 January 2014

    To Schoning Harry, Palm Desert, CA keeping c/r N18048.

    8 March 2014


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Palm Springs, CA.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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