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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WB722 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0174
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AMV
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pays Air Service Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone, New South Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    From 28 August 1950 to 24 August 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WB722.

    From 26 June 1956 to 17 December 1956

    To Derby Aviation, Burnaston Airport, Derby, UK with new c/r G-AOSP.

    21 January 1958

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-BTL.

    21 January 1958

    To Dianne Pay, Scone, NSW with new c/r VH-AMV.

    1 April 1959

    To Royal Aero Club of South Australia with new c/r VH-BWF.

    1963

    To Bob Couper Pty Ltd with new c/r VH-AMV.

    November 1969


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Royal Aero Club of SAs VH-BWF was sold in September 1963 as VH-AMV to Bob Couper Pty Ltd at Cunderdin WA, a pionering WA aerial agricultural company. At that time Bob Couper had the largest fleet of ag Tiger Moths in Australia. TheChippie still had the aero club blue paint scheme when photographed at Jandakot Airport, Perth in November 1969.

    15 June 1983


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: DE HAVILLAND DHC-1T CHIPMUNK Mk10 - REG : VH-AMV (CN C1/0174) - PARAFIELD AIRPORT ADELAIDE SA. AUSTRALIA - YPPF

    27 June 1988

    To Dianne Pay, Scone, NSW keeping c/r VH-AMV.

    20 June 2005

    To Colin Pay, Scone, NSW keeping c/r VH-AMV.

    20 June 2005

    Operated by Pays Air Service Pty Ltd.

    18 July 2008

    To Dianne Pay, Scone, NSW keeping c/r VH-AMV.

    18 July 2008

    Operated by Pays Air Service Pty Ltd.

    18 July 2008

    To Dianne Pay, Middle Brook, NSW with new c/r VH-AMV.

    7 August 2008

    Operated by Pays Air Service Holdings Pty Ltd.

    Based at Pays Flying Museum, Scone, New South Wales.
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    13 October 2010


    Photographer: Brian Gibbens
    Notes: 2010 photo at Scone

    22 July 2011

    Assigned civil registration: VH-AMV (DHC-1 T MK 10, DH/H/F/108)

    22 July 2011

    Operated by Pays Air Service Pty Ltd.

    Operated by Pays Air Service Pty Ltd.

    To Vintage Fighter Restorations., Scone, New South Wales.
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    To Pays Air Service Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone, New South Wales.
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