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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WD285 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0224
    Last Civil Registration:N48110
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 sn WD285...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wilson R. Lowry, Leonardtown, MD

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10 by de Havilland at Broughton, Chester.

    From 25 December 1950 to 29 November 1974

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WD285.

    By 1962

    Transferred to RAF Kinloss, Scotland.

    November 1974

    Transferred to No. 5 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kemble, Cotswold, England.

    29 November 1974

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
    Sold.

    By 1978

    To Richard C. Bidlack, Fremont, OH with new c/r N48110.

    June 1978


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Springfield, OH

    2 April 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX48110 (DHC-1 CHIPMUNK, WD-285) issued.

    22 January 1988

    To William J. Norton, Manchester, TN keeping c/r N48110.

    22 January 1988

    To William J. Norton, California City, CA keeping c/r N48110.

    16 August 1989


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Rosamund, CA

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX48110 (DHC-1 CHIPMUNK, WD-285) issued.

    Based at California City Municipal Airport, California City, CA.
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    Markings Applied: 38

    10 March 2015

    To William J. Norton, Lancaster, CA keeping c/r N48110.

    15 November 2018

    To William J. Norton, Lancaster, CA keeping c/r N48110.

    2019


    Photographer: Barnstormers
    Notes: Up for Sale on E-Bay

    3 June 2021

    To Wilson R. Lowry, Leonardtown, MD keeping c/r N48110.
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
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    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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