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Charlesschrager

23rd Jun 2019 17:00

Central flying school in the 1950’s

Long shot here, but does anyone remember flying Chipmunk G AMUF ? I have a feeling looking at sequential registrations of other chipmunks delivered directly to the CFS in 1952 that they would have been in the silver livery with the red flying school emblem in the cowling ? Even longer shot - does anyone have a photo ?

Many thanks as always

Charles

Lima Juliet

23rd Jun 2019 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlesschrager (Post 10501257)

G-AMUF is a Chipmunk Mk 21, as such it never flew with the RAF as it was always civil registered. Here is a link to her early registration history https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.w...r/G-AMUF-1.pdf

This is what she would have looked like when she was training in the 50s with the College of Air Training at Hamble.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....f26453585.jpeg

Dora-9

23rd Jun 2019 18:44

The Mk.21 was built "from the ground up" as a civil aircraft.

Charlesschrager

24th Jun 2019 08:33

Thanks very much

olympus

24th Jun 2019 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlesschrager

Long shot here, but does anyone remember flying Chipmunk G AMUF?

I do! I flew it twice in 1977. Once in August and once in September.

oldmansquipper

24th Jun 2019 21:02

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....81d056155d.jpg
Shuttleworth - UF and David Ogilvie. Being flown by my brother(who owned UF at the time)
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....2cfe5422a1.jpg
I do... I converted to G-AMUF myself in the early eighties

oldmansquipper

24th Jun 2019 21:18

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a6ab1bc7f0.jpg

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