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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WP808 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0704
    Last Civil Registration:G-BDEU
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Skylark Aviation Ltd, East Cottage, Coulter Mains, Coulter, Biggar

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    24 July 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WP808.

    By September 1971

    Transferred to East Lothian University Air Squadron.


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: This aircraft was written off in 2012 at Prestwick Airport, Scotland - after sustaining severe damage, whilst parked in 80mph gales

    23 April 1977


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Swanton Morley

    From 21 March 1978 to 6 May 2004

    To Andrew Taylor with new c/r G-BDEU.

    From 6 May 2004 to 20 February 2007

    To Thomas Edward Earl keeping c/r G-BDEU.

    20 February 2007

    To Skylark Aviation Ltd, East Cottage, Coulter Mains, Coulter, Biggar keeping c/r G-BDEU.

    2 January 2012

    Written off.
    Damaged, beyond repair, whilst parked, in overnight 84 mph gales at Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK).
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