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Old 30th Apr 2020, 18:52
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Chippy/109

Originally Posted by brakedwell
Really? We had a pair of Chipmunks to play with at Lyneham and I found them very tame. Our old Anson Mk 10 was much more fun!
Indeed brakedwell I remember a post on this forum outlining how DHC came to 'borrow' the 109 wing sans lift devices. Fancy all those years in Munks and not noticing! Rather like discovering that the famed Spitfire wing originated with Ernst Heinkel the lead aerodynamics guy at Supermarine Beverley Shenstone described the path trodden in several articles.Sorry to be off topic I'll shut up now
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