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Old 24th Jun 2015, 01:44
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While checking out DW's video again, I came across a gem. It's a short flight at Downsview in 2006, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Chipmunk. The pilot is George Neal, who was a DHC test pilot and was in his late 80s when he piloted this flight:



It's a shame that the photographer didn't think to get some shots of George and the whole aircraft. However, more information about the event here:
Cross Country - Wings & Wheels Heritage Festival celebrates - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

Unfortunately the picture link is dead.

There is a recent thread on the Canada forum about George. He is now in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest active pilot - 96 years old!
http://www.pprune.org/canada/563290-george-neal.html
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