Dragontech:

I meant to add that I thoiught the profiles were a great effort!

There are at least two (possibly three) more 2 FTS "Blue Chips" aircraft:

WG348/28
WG478/20

These are based on photos I have. There is also an intriguing Air Britain spotter's report on an airshow in the UK (courtesy of Geoff Ambrose) where WG478 and WK507/36 were present as representatives of the "Blue Chips", although whether the latter wore the blue flash/unit crest device is open to conjecture. Certainly this was removed from WG478; there is a 1974 photo of her re-coded as "30" (in quite diminutive numbers as well) showing no sign of the blue flash.

Anyone remember this one:-

Aircraft G-IDDY (1950 De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 C/N C1/0359) Photo by Malcolm Clarke (Photo ID: AC406672)


& what happened to it.

It went to the States as N311SH and was subsequently cancelled as destroyed, though there's no FAA or NTSB record of any accident involving it that I can see.

What engine in that then?

1 x LYCOMING O-540-G1A5 according to G-INFO

My last flight in a Chipmunk a very long time ago, April 24th 1952. I never had any trouble with spin recovery. Did have a worry once, spinning down happily from 10,000, when I realised I was heading for a Bristol Freighter. Application of full rudder immediately/

Jheiminga - VMT -W

With acknowledgements to the copyright holder of the original image prior to Photoshopping.

http://steemrok.com/Chip%20form%20v5

If it has a Lycoming, it ain't a Chippy. Used to be, but isn't any more. Much of the character of the aeroplane emanates from its engine.

G-IDDY wasn't destroyed as far as I know.
Sean De Rosier was rebuilding it at the time he was killed in an accident in his One Design. subsequent status not known

It was offered for sale as a project a year ago, still located at de Rosier's workshop as Vacaville/Nut Tree Airport, CA :

https://www.facebook.com/45020956506...221861/?type=3

Pilot's Notes for the Chipmunk T Mk 10 - originally issued by the British Ministry of Defence - will soon be available as a free-to-view e-document. It is expected that the Flight Reference Cards will also be available in this format.

29 Jan was the 52nd anniversary of my first flying lesson: Chipmunk 915 (we didn't record reggie letters in our log books for some reason), instructor Flt Lt Dick Kidney, Church Fenton, Leeds UAS.

Chipmunk WP 915 was around at that time.


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3266f3b730.jpg
According to UK Serials it is buzzing around the States as N 915 WP

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....622bc16216.jpg



WD 390 last known at Compton Abbas wearing G-BWNK.

All information from www. ukserials.com

Or vice versa, even. :O

I was groundcrew for those air experience flights !!Between64 and 68!! Prince Charles did his basic flying from Oakington in a Chipmunk!!

Had 2 flights in the Chipmunk from RAF Newton when in the ATC, had some good sights of Lincolnshire.