Chipmunk WZ869

[Bruntingthorpe Rat]

Hi all
Does anyone out there have Chipmunk WZ869, in there log book, as either a Pilot, Student or ATC Cadet on air expirience? We are restoring her to static display and would like to put together her history. Also, any information relating to the accident that put her wheel firmly and permanantly on the ground!
Many thanks in asvance.

[BYALPHAINDIA]

Was it a Cambridge AEF 'Chippy'?

[PaperTiger]

CFS Cranwell then 1FTS Linton
RAF Chipmunk Livery Question - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=79328)

[Bruntingthorpe Rat]

Hi Guys

I have the following very sketchy information, and I am trying to both fill in any gaps and to add a humane aspect to her history.

25.6.1953, to 9 MU RAF Cosford.
25.8.1953, Comm Sqn RAF Colerne.
8.1.1954, 10 MU RAF Hullavington.
22.6.1955, Durham UAS.
26.6.1956, 22 MU RAF Silloth.
16.5.1956, Oxford UAS.
22.8. 1956, 20 MU Ashton Down.
15.5.1957, 5 MU RAF Kemble
7.10.1957. RAF Dishforth Stn Flight.
15.12.1957, 27 MU RAF Shawbury.
3.5.1960, RAF Flying College, Cranwell.
2.9.1965, No1 FTS RAF Linton on Ouse
20.5.1968, Accident, Cat 5, scrapped.

Over to you Guys!

[Exnomad]

That must be a very late chippy, the ones I flew were all wg serial numbers. Does anyone know when production ceased.

[airborne_artist]

That must be a very late chippy, the ones I flew were all wg serial numbers.

I have WK634, WP374 and WP904 - all were RN Grading flight a/c.

[PaperTiger]

WZ884 was the last RAF 'batch' Chipmunk delivered October 1953. There were a few later serials, odds-and-ends.