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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WG465 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0515
    Last Civil Registration:G-BCEY
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael Howard Gush, Trustee of:, Gopher Flying Group, North Lodge, Great Park, Mortimer, Reading, Neil Sextus Mellersh Rendall, Trustee of:, Gopher F

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10.

    14 November 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WG465.
    The delivery date is provided.

    From 14 May 1974 to 6 June 1991

    To David Owen Wallis with new c/r G-BCEY.

    12 September 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Chipmunk 22 was seen at Southend-on-Sea in the Summer of 1976


    Photographer: Arthur Mason

    Markings Applied: WG465

    Based at West London Aero Club, White Waltham, Berkshire, England.
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    From 6 June 1991 to 3 June 2009

    To Thomas Clark Bruce Dehn keeping c/r G-BCEY.

    From 3 June 2009 to 26 March 2010

    To Thomas Clark Bruce Dehn keeping c/r G-BCEY.

    26 March 2010

    To Michael Howard Gush, Trustee of:, Gopher Flying Group, North Lodge, Great Park, Mortimer, Reading, Neil Sextus Mellersh Rendall, Trustee of:, Gopher F keeping c/r G-BCEY.

    2 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2011 Photo landing at North Weald in the UK

    6 May 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Abingdon Country Fair


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    Terry Fletcher

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