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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WG316 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0372
    Last Civil Registration:G-BCAH
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gamston Airport, Gamston, Nottinghamshire, Gamston Airport, Elkesley - Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WG316.

    July 1970

    Transferred to 2 Flying Training School, RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire.


    Photographer: UK - CAA Register

    From 26 June 1981 to 15 July 1985

    To Paul David Southerington with new c/r G-BCAH.

    From 21 April 1986 to 7 July 1987

    To Costair Limited keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 7 July 1987 to 19 July 1988

    To Glenn Lacey keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 19 July 1988 to 21 July 1989

    To Elizabeth Conroy keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 21 July 1989 to 30 August 1994

    To Victor Bernard Wheele keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 30 August 1994 to 28 June 1996

    To Timothy George Wheele keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 28 June 1996 to 13 October 2000

    To Southern Air Ltd keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 13 October 2000 to 6 June 2002

    To Southern Flight Centre Ltd keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 6 June 2002 to 8 August 2002

    To Just Plane Trading Ltd keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 8 August 2002 to 6 May 2009

    To Arthur Walter Eldridge keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    From 6 May 2009 to 9 February 2010

    To Stewart Davies keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    9 February 2010

    To Century Aviation Ltd, Sterling House, Maple Court, Tankersley, Barnsley keeping c/r G-BCAH.

    2015

    Based at Gamston Airport, Gamston, Nottinghamshire, Gamston Airport, Elkesley-Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England.
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    July 2016


    Photographer: Dan Vandenberg / Facebook
    Notes: At Tatenhill Airfield, Burton-on-Trent, UK
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