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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WB553 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0005
    Last Civil Registration:HB-TUL
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    15 December 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WB553.
    The delivery date is provided.

    17 August 1955

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
    Struck off Charge. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/154104.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-AOTX (DHC-1 CHIPMUNK 22A, C1/0005).

    29 October 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-TUL.

    11 November 1969

    Civil registration, G-AOTX, cancelled.

    23 October 1976

    Crashed.
    Crashed when landing at Buttwill, Switzerland when it hit trees.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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