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1 A/C SERIAL No. WP962 SECTION 2B INDIVIDUAL HISTORY DE HAVILLAND CHIPMUNK T.Mk.10 WP962/9278M MUSEUM ACCESSION NUMBER X Built by De Havilland at Broughton, Chester to contract 6/Acft/6449/CB5 (a) as one of a batch of 145 Chipmunk T.10 aircraft delivered May 52 - Apr 53 from Hatfield and Chester. Serials batch WP772 - WP988.Constuctors number C1-0809; Fuselage number DHB.f.722.

One of 740 Chipmunk T.10 aircraft delivered to the RAF between November 1949 and October Dec 52 Awaiting collection. 10 Maintenance Unit, RAF Hullavington, Wilts. 25 Apr 53 To RAF Odiham, Hants for the Coronation Review held 15 th July - WP962 was one of the large crescent of statically displayed training aircraft. Rufus oshibka izvlecheniya iso obraza. 20 Jul 53 Returned to No. 9 Nov Squadron - an Auster AOP.6 unit based at RAF Colerne, Wilts 18 Feb Group Communications Flight.

16 Mar 57 Two flights one of 45 minutes (with Flt Lt Howard), the other 30 minutes by Peter H R Johnston (letter on Chipmunk file) whilst with the University of London Air Squadron. The second was only his second solo flight. 2 Apr 57 Officially transferred to University of London Air Squadron at White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Berks. 13 Sep 57 No 10 Maintenance Unit. 29 Oct 59 Army Air Corps 2 Aug 61 No. 27 MU, RAF Shawbury, Salop. 24 May 62 RAF Aston Down, Glos - an outstation of No.

5 MU, RAF Kemble. 2 18 Jun 62 To No.3 Air Experience Flight, Filton, Bristol, providing flying experience for ATC cadets. See painting by Wilf Hardy - The Chipmunk in RAF Service (028374). Pooled with the Bristol University Air Squadron also based at Filton.

Initially brought in to replace WK516, which had force - landed; served continuously with the unit for 30 years. 27 Mar 69 Damaged - Cat.3R. Repaired on site. 29 Apr 69 Returned to 3 AEF charge, with regular overhauls by Marshals from November Jul 83 Loaned to RAF Henlow; returned to 3 AEF off loan 12 Aug May 86 To Slingsby for overhaul, completed 28 Aug 86. Jun 89 No.3 AEF moved to RAF Hullavington, Wilts.

5 Air Experience Flight, Cambridge Airport as one of 8 Chipmunks on strength, parent unit Cambridge University Air Squadron. Code letter C.

12 Jan 96 Final regular service flight; then grounded at Cambridge until 10 May Mar 96 Final Chipmunk Air Cadet sortie flown by WP920 of No.5 AEF; all air experience flying now carried out on the Bulldog in conjunction with the University Air Squadrons. (The Army Air Corps Chipmunks retired in March 1997).

95/96 RAF planned an expeditionary flight to establish a route for light aircraft from Europe to North America via Russia - Operation Northern Circle - using a pair of AEF Chipmunks. The Chipmunk was chosen because of its reliability and ability to operate with the minimum of ground support. Key game cd keys. WP962 (Lead Aircraft) and WP833 each given a 24 gallon overload fuel tank in the rear cockpit, giving it a still air 500+ mile range, designed by British Aerospace and constructed by Hunting Aviation. Navigation equipment - a Garmin GNC250 GPS and IFF transponder, plus electric start for the engine to replace the cartridge start, and new Airpath compass also fitted. The glider towing equipment was removed to make room for the fuel tank, the modifications being carried out during May 1996. 3 The integration of the new avionics suite was by Marshall Aerospace, giving the RAF the most up to date Chipmunks anywhere.

The planned east - west route was 14,197 miles (22,847 KM) with the longest sector (5,367 miles/8,637km) over Russia from Moscow to Nome in Alaska with transits over Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Canada, USA, Greenland and Iceland and Scotland. A package of air support included an RAF Jetstream, an AN-2 of the Russian National Aero Club and a DH Buffalo of the Canadian armed forces. Other sponsors included British Telecom, British Aerospace and Breitling Watches. It was intended, if successful, to publish an established route for future light aircraft flights across Russia.

Jul 96 Training flights, followed by transit from Cambridge to Fairford, Glos. Photo at this time - British Aviation Review Sep 1996 p Jul 96 Team departed the Royal International Air Tattoo display at Fairford to begin the tour. (replacing the originally intended departure date from the PFA rally at Cranfield of 6 July 96).First leg to RAF Manston, Kent. Leader Ced Hughes.