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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Construction Number:116-154
    Last Civil Registration:NX1114V
    Latest Owner or Location:EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    October 1950

    Constructed as a DHC-1 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    October 1950

    To Winnipeg Flying Club with new c/r CF-CXL.

    1967

    To Robert Skip Volk/Aqua Craft Boat Company of Laverne, CA with new c/r N1114V.

    September 1970


    Photographer: William T. Larkins
    Notes: Skip Volk, Reno Air Races 1970.

    1972

    To Bill Richards of Palo Alto, CA with new c/r NX1114V.

    1975


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: 1975 photoo taken of the late Art Scholls famous Super Chipmunk at Vanderhoof BC. At the end of his stunning performances he was always joined in the cockpit by his dog Aileron as he taxid back to the pit area.

    1975


    Photographer: John W. Olafson

    1977

    To Art Scholl keeping c/r NX1114V.

    15 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Art Scholls Super Chipmunk hangered during the 1977 Reading Airshow

    12 March 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX1114V (DHC-1, 154) issued.

    6 August 1981

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI81FEP41: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12: 30 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Oskhosh, WI, with the destination Cleveland, OH. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; high vegetation on terrain. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 August 1987

    To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r NX1114V.

    Based at EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    24 September 2010


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk (N1114V) - With the fancy paint job and wheel pants, I had trouble recognising this bird without the usual RAF or RCAF roundels. This trainer turned aerobat was built in 1950.

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX1114V (DHC-1, 154) issued.

    To EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    Mike Henniger
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