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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk 22A
    Last Military Serial:WK611 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0621
    Last Civil Registration:G-ARWB
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 22A sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter Stuart Oglesby, Trustee of:, Thruxton Chipmunk Flying Group, Grooms Cottage, Midlington Hill, Droxford, Southampton

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Chipmunk 22A.

    From 16 April 1952 to 16 August 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WK611.

    2 January 1962

    To Derby Aviation, Burnaston, Derbyshire with new c/r G-ARWB.

    From 1 April 1963 to 9 September 1972

    To Sherwood Flying Club, Tollerton Airport, Nottingham keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    30 January 1973

    To Eastern Aviation, Doncaster Airport keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    8 September 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Bonner Chipmunk took part in the Kings Cup Air Race at the 1973 Cranfield Business and Light Aviation Show.

    From 31 December 1974 to 9 October 1986

    To Aero Bonner Company Limited keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    7 September 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Aero Bonner Chipmunk was displayed at the 1976 Farnborough Airshow.

    From 9 October 1986 to 15 December 1988

    To Pulsegrove Ltd keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    From 15 December 1988 to 10 August 1989

    To Brian George Salter keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    From 10 August 1989 to 29 May 1996

    To Lindsay Jane Willcocks keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    From 29 May 1996 to 5 September 1996

    To Patricia Hudson keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    From 5 September 1996 to 11 September 2008

    To Philip Gerard Alston keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    10 May 2003


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Kemble

    11 September 2008

    To Peter Stuart Oglesby, Trustee of:, Thruxton Chipmunk Flying Group, Grooms Cottage, Midlington Hill, Droxford, Southampton keeping c/r G-ARWB.

    Circa 2018


    Photographer: Jane Tavendale
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