Canadian DeHavilland Chipmunks

[zorro7]

Chipmunks folks:

Good day!

Looking for info/data or photos of the the first DH Canadian Chipmunks prototypes c/n 001-003. Particularly C/n 003 who is known to have gone to Argentina as a demo aircraft c. 1947-48.

If someone has/ knows more details or have pics of them plz post! I understand there were some canopy differences in the Canadian models.

p.s If you have some current Canadian Chipmunks still flying plz post also!

Tks in advance!

[47guy's]

At least 31 are still log in the TC data base

Guy

[47guy's]

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[zorro7]

47 G:

Tks for the info & data!

Will you be kind to post the link to s/n 003 or any of them. It's quite a complex system to navigate. Tks

[DHC-1 Jockey]

If you need to know anything about a specific Chipmunk, I could PM you my father's email. He was one of the authors that wrote the book "The DHC-1 Chipmunk: The Poor Man's Spitfire." He was allowed unlimited access to the DND archives, Canadian Aviation Museum archives and the archives at de Havilland (now Bombardier) to get pictures, files, previously classified information, etc. There's at least 10 pics of the prototype CF-DIO-X in the first 20 or so pages of the book alone, along with several of it being built on the shop floor and more from the first time it flew.

A picture of Chimpunk No. 3 (LV-NRY) can be seen here: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... tion/page6

If there's anything else you want to know about the chipmunk, the book has everything and makes a great Christmas gift! (Shameless plug here).

http://www.dhc-1flyer.com

[zorro7]

DHC-1J:

The best news I've heard in Dec 2013! Plz ck your pm. Tks

p.s We have some loose end S. of the border. Uruguay & Argentina to be specific. Does the book show Colombian & Chilean samples??

Plz join us & ck for more info & pics on Latin American Aviation at-----> www.pista01.com

[fleet16b]

If you need to know anything about a specific Chipmunk, I could PM you my father's email. He was one of the authors that wrote the book "The DHC-1 Chipmunk: The Poor Man's Spitfire." He was allowed unlimited access to the DND archives, Canadian Aviation Museum archives and the archives at de Havilland (now Bombardier) to get pictures, files, previously classified information, etc. There's at least 10 pics of the prototype CF-DIO-X in the first 20 or so pages of the book alone, along with several of it being built on the shop floor and more from the first time it flew.

A picture of Chimpunk No. 3 (LV-NRY) can be seen here: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... tion/page6

If there's anything else you want to know about the chipmunk, the book has everything and makes a great Christmas gift! (Shameless plug here).

http://www.dhc-1flyer.com

As someone that has a copy, I can confirm.
This is the definitive book on the Chipmunk and a must have if you are a Chipmunk fan
A very well written and researched book on the aircraft

[chipmunk]

Here's a shot taken in 2010 over Ottawa (Photo Credit - Peter Handley.)



CF-RRI (RCAF 025) and CF-BXG. Not any of the first S/Ns you're looking for but this was a pretty unique situation to get not one but two beautiful Chippies in the air at once.

RRI is still in the Ottawa area, but I ferried BXG to its new owner in California shortly after this photo was taken.

[Jungle Jim]

Guys,

Martin Shaw, in Orillia has sn 006 in his garage. It's the one in the book that is upside down with skiis.

Jim

[zorro7]

Chipmunk Folks/Jungle Jim:

Nice pics & data!! luv to see a pic of s/n 006. Any idea of the whereabouts of 001/002 or the other demo Chipmunks? The had some nice black letters below the cockpit. "deHavilland Chipmunk" & below in black letters also "Made in Canada"! Tks

[Old Dog Flying]

This is 1:48 scale but it is still one of the many Chipmunks that I have flown. What a really great little aircraft to fly

Barney

[Colonel Sanders]

I have never seen an airframe crying out louder
for a Walter turbine

[DHC-1 Jockey]

I have never seen an airframe crying out louder for a Walter turbine

They did do a conversion on 1 aircraft to a Rover 90 turboprop and called it a Turbo Chipmunk.

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1032407/
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1036652/

[Beefitarian]

Why a Walter? Would a PT-6 be too thirsty?

Here's one for sale used to belong to Frank Borman.

http://www.aviatorshotline.com/aircraft ... -series-22

[AirFrame]

@DHC-1 Jockey: those re great photos... Goes to show t you don't always have to screw up the lines of a pretty airplane just to put a turbo on it.

[zorro7]

ODF/Chipmunk Folks:

Nice model. Tks




p.s Does anyone of you Chipmunk folks have other details, (place/date) pics or angles of G-APTS and the small blue/white/bue flag at the tail??
Photo via Flypast Forum.

[frozen solid]

Why a Walter? Would a PT-6 be too thirsty?

Here's one for sale used to belong to Frank Borman.

http://www.aviatorshotline.com/aircraft ... -series-22

I guess it would be pretty difficult to find a Gypsy engine to put back on there. It looks awful with that Lycoming on it.

[DHC-1 Jockey]

Not RRI, but here are two of my favourite shots. The first one is the one that is on the back cover of the book, and the second one I took at Centralia, where these aircraft used to be based.

A little tidbit of information: compare the tail of the Chipmunk with that of the Mosquito. Aside from the size difference, they are almost identical.

[47guy's]

Have a look at EBAY No:251354909727

Guy

[linecrew]

I wish I could see the picture that Chipmunk posted I have flown RRI a few times when it was based at Pendleton in the late 70's and early 80's, can some try to repost it pretty PLEASE.

Mapleflt

Here you go...

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... ament.aspx

[Ontario_AME]

I went to school with an ex air force navigator/bombardier who owned a super chipmunk, s/n 041. Looks like he donated it to the CWHM a while back. Here's a link to the page for that aircraft...

http://www.warplane.com/vintage-aircraf ... craftId=41

The owner's name was Hank Dielwart and he was a walking encyclopedia on Canadian Military aircraft the last time I knew him AFAIK, he still lives in the North bay area.

[linecrew]

Thanks Linecrew

Are you associated with Vintage Wings?

Mapleflt

I'm not but I know a number of the good folks doing really good things over there.

[zorro7]

DHC-1 J/Chipmunk folks:

This fine newspaper clip just in like in CNN! One of the poss Chipmunk prototypes CF-DIO X c. 1946. c/n poss 001! If anyone has other angles or details plz post. Photo via Julio Salvo/Uruguay!

[zorro7]

DHC-1 Chipmunk Folks:

Good day!

The drawing included tks to the Flypast Forum Folks/ Wieesso & others.






p.s Is it possible the DHC-1 C/n 003 was also included in the pkg of prototypes that went to UK c. 1946?.. before going to Argentina in the same year??

Merry Xmas to all of you & yours & wishing the very best for the brand new year to come!!