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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WK511 RN
    Construction Number:C1-0547
    Last Civil Registration:G-BVBT
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tracey Curtis-Taylor, C/O Pump House Productions International Ltd, The Stable Block, Cokenach, Barkway, Royston, James Hamilton Slade, Tednambury, SP

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WK511.

    1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WK511 and operated with these markings: 905.

    Transferred to Roborough.

    1967

    Raced as #905.
    Used for Kings Cup in 1967 not 1968, 906 was used in 1968.

    1967


    Photographer: MOD

    1968

    Raced as #WK511.
    Used in 1968 Air race season as official Naval entry flown by Lt.Cdr.C.D.W.Pugh.

    1992

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Navy.

    To The Airtight Trust, Masterton with new c/r ZK-SKH.

    From 4 August 1993 to 21 January 2002

    To Timothy John Manna with new c/r G-BVBT.

    21 January 2002

    To Tracey Curtis-Taylor, C/O Pump House Productions International Ltd, The Stable Block, Cokenach, Barkway, Royston, James Hamilton Slade, Tednambury, SP keeping c/r G-BVBT.

    3 September 2002

    Civil registration, G-BVBT, cancelled.
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