Fighter Rare
Fighter Rare
DeHavilland Chipmunks airplanes does anyone know how many may be left?
Sorry, I am just curious, my father had one and the wire to the wing flaps broke when he was coming in for a landing, at that time in 1976, there was supposedly 10 left in the USA. Then we heard another crashed and that left 9. I know Art Scholl had one also. The DeHavilland Chipmunk was used in WWII to train fighter pilots I do believe. You just never hear anything about them, ever. It’s hard to even find a model of one in a hobby shop.
Between my fathers rare boat and this plane, maybe I have dreamed up his ‘toys’ he had while I was growing up!
The Chipmunk was built after the war. The Tiger Moth was used for basic training during the war.
There is a few here in BC stored in a hangar that need restoration, but the guy wants too much for them.
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