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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk 22
    Construction Number:C1-0459
    Last Civil Registration:G-BDIM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 22 cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Historic Flying Ltd, Mitchell Hangar, The Airfield, Audley End, Saffron Walden

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk 22.

    From 6 March 1984 to 22 January 1985

    To Leonard William Gruber keeping c/r G-BDIM.

    From 13 February 1985 to 16 July 1990

    To Protechnic Computers Limited keeping c/r G-BDIM.

    16 July 1990

    To Historic Flying Ltd, Mitchell Hangar, The Airfield, Audley End, Saffron Walden with new c/r G-BDIM (DHC-1 CHIPMUNK 22, C1/0459).

    30 May 1993


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk G-BDIM at Audley End. This Chippy was formerly WG363 and it was written off during an air display at Duxford on 14/7/96 when it was struck, whilst parked, by the wreckage of Lockheed P-38 Lightning NX3145X

    14 November 1997

    Civil registration, G-BDIM, cancelled.
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