Dave Harris’s DHC-1 Chipmunk


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History:
Royal Air Force Trainer: 1951-1974
No. 3 Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) 1951-1953
London University Air Squadron (ULAS) 1953-1957
RAF Central Flying School (CFS) 1957-1964
Glasgow University Air Squadron (GUAS) 1964-1974
Released from the RAF, and sold to Dr. Francis A. Donnelly (1974)
Sold to Dave Harris (2015)

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Specifications

Registration Number Date of Manufacture
NX431WG 1951
Aircraft Role Nickname
Trainer
Aircraft Type: Wingspan:
deHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T Mk. 10 34 feet 4 inches
Overall length: Empty weight:
25 feet 5 inches 1425 pounds
Gross weight: Fuel capacity:
2200 pounds 280 miles
Oil capacity Engine type:
Single 145 hpdeHavilland Gypsy Major inline piston engine
Propeller type: Max Speed
Fairy Reed 138 mph
Rate of Climb Cruise Speed
90 mph
Service Ceiling Number of Crew
15,800 feet Two
Armament Bomb Load
None None
Number Built Number Surviving
1075 130

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Photos

N431WG-1 WG431 in Silver livery (1953) WG431 in modified gray/day-glo livery at Glasgow UAS (1969-1971)

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Restoration


Restoration Images

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