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Old 4th Jan 2009, 15:04
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alvin-sfc
 
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Hi cjboy, I learned to fly in,"Alvin" back in 1977 when she was with the Sherwood Flying Club at Tollerton. A couple of years ago I got a letter from a Dutch gentleman called, (wait for it)......... Frank de Munck.A smashing bloke, he told me how he had purchased the Chipmunk(WP843) at Booker in the ,"early nineties". He said that the Chippie was involved in a ground incident when she ran into a barn causing shock loading to the engine and heavy damage to the wing. He sold,"Alvin" on and the last I heard he owned another Chippie(WP925) (g-bxha). "Alvin" or WP843 is now in S Africa. Last picture I saw, she was awaiting an engine( Google demobbed aircraft)
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