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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:DHC-1A-1 Chipmunk
    Construction Number:011
    Last Civil Registration:G-AKDN
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-1A-1 cn 011...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bagby Airfield, Near Thirsk, Yorkshire, Bagby, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a DHC-1A-1 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    This is the oldest airworthy Chipmunk and was one of three Canadian built airframes shipped to the UK to help launch the British Chipmunk production line.

    14 August 1947

    To de Havilland Aircraft Company, Hatfield with new c/r G-AKDN.

    From 6 October 1950 to 10 January 1958

    To London Aero Club, Panshanger Airport keeping c/r G-AKDN.

    5 June 1959

    To The Chequered Flag Limited keeping c/r G-AKDN.


    Photographer: Arthur Mason

    From 23 January 1976 to 30 April 1990

    To Keith Rodney Nunn keeping c/r G-AKDN.

    1 July 1979


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At the Famous Grouse Moth Rally at Strathallan, Scotland

    From 30 April 1990 to 17 August 1992

    To Mark Ford Newman keeping c/r G-AKDN.

    From 17 August 1992 to 12 September 2000

    To David Simpson Backhouse keeping c/r G-AKDN.

    12 September 2000

    To Philip Shaun Derry, Windyedge, Amble, Morpeth keeping c/r G-AKDN.

    Based at Canadian Air and Space Museum, CBW Downsview (formerly), Toronto, ON.
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    24 July 2006


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2006 Oshkosh

    Based at Bagby Airfield, Near Thirsk, Yorkshire, Bagby, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
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    2016


    Photographer: Arthur Mason / Facebook
    Notes: Simon Owen and Alan Turney from ATSO Aircraft Engineering, with Canada Dave and the historic G-AKDN - the oldest Chipmunk still flying
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