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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Last Military Serial:12042 CAF
    Construction Number:180-218
    Last Civil Registration:N260DC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-1 sn 12042...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ghostwriter Airshows Llc, Hustonville, KY

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

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

    23 April 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 18042.

    Circa 1970

    Transferred to CFB Borden, ON.

    2 June 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12042.

    After 1 July 1970

    Transferred to 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, CFB Portage, MB.

    30 December 1971

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Canadian Armed Forces.

    1976

    To Robert Toole, Calgary with new c/r CF-QND.

    From Unknown to 25 August 1982

    To Commanche Drilling, Calgary keeping c/r CF-QND.

    From 1982 to Circa September 1985

    To Fred Varty, Calgary keeping c/r CF-QND.

    From Circa 1985 to 21 July 1986

    To Alvin Bebault, Calgary keeping c/r CF-QND.

    1986

    To unknown owner with c/r N333HS.

    10 November 1986

    To Steven R. Asbury-Oliver, Arvada, CO with new c/r N260DC.

    17 January 1989

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX260DC (DHC-1B-2-S5, 180-218) issued.

    17 June 2011

    To Steven R. Asbury-Oliver, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N260DC.

    Based at Warbird Recovery, Jefferson County Airport, Denver, CO.
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    27 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Chipmunk with a sporty livery at 2011 Oshkosh

    29 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2009

    30 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Not too many Chipmunks end up looking like this

    21 March 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Los Angeles County Air Show at Fox Field in Lancaster, California.

    22 June 2015

    To Steven R. Asbury-Oliver, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N260DC.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX260DC (DHC-1B-2-S5, 180-218) issued.

    27 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 AirVenture at Oshkosh

    13 December 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N260DC.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Hustonville, KY.

    10 February 2020

    To Ghostwriter Airshows Llc, Hustonville, KY keeping c/r N260DC.

    8 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Sun n Fun, Lakeland, FL
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