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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk 21
    Construction Number:C1-0944
    Last Civil Registration:VH-JDM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 21 cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael John Murphy, Cooranbong, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk 21.
    One of only 28 Mk21s built for the Civil market

    From 24 June 1953 to 11 January 1954

    To The de Havilland Company, Hatfield, UK with new c/r G-ANAG.

    31 August 1954

    To Morio Aoki with new c/r JA3090.

    22 August 1960

    To Hong Kong Flying Club with new c/r VR-HFQ.

    Circa 1961


    Photographer: Sian Blievers
    Notes: At Hong Kong - Kai Tak

    1962

    Damaged.
    At Hong Kong by Typhoon Wanda.

    2 September 1962


    Photographer: Manuel Vieira-Ribeiro
    Notes: DHC-1 Chipmunk damaged by Typhoon Wanda on 1st September 1962 - Stinson L-5, VR-HFD, in background.

    Useda s an apprentice training aid by HAeCo.

    Recovered.
    By Brian Kelly.

    Restored.
    Following an extensive restoration by Tim Becroft at Tocumwal it emerged onto the Australian Register.

    1 July 2004

    To Brian Kelly Holdings Pty. Limited, Warners Bay, NSW with new c/r VH-DHX.

    1 July 2004

    To John Desmond Murphy, Sapphire Beach, NSW keeping c/r VH-DHX.

    10 February 2006

    To Brian Kelly Holdings Pty. Limited, Warners Bay, NSW with new c/r VH-DHX.

    16 February 2010

    To Gratemat Pty Limited, Warners Bay, NSW keeping c/r VH-DHX.

    16 February 2010

    Operated by Brian Kelly.

    10 July 2014

    To John Murphy, Sapphire Beach, NSW keeping c/r VH-DHX.

    29 August 2014

    To John Desmond Murphy, Sapphire Beach, NSW with new c/r VH-JDM.
    Operated with markings: 11

    15 September 2014

    Civil registration, VH-DHX, cancelled.

    8 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At the Evans Head Fly-In, New South Wales in Australia

    29 September 2018


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Coffs Harbour

    13 March 2019

    To Carmel Mary Murphy, Sapphire Beach, NSW keeping c/r VH-JDM.

    27 September 2022

    To Michael John Murphy, Cooranbong, NSW keeping c/r VH-JDM.
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