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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.2
    Last Military Serial:12008 CAF
    Construction Number:156-194
    Last Civil Registration:N97JS
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.2 sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Norris B. Harbold Jr, Clover, SC

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.2 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 156-194

    From 13 June 1952 to 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 18008.

    From 2 June 1970 to 17 November 1971

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Canadian Armed Forces with s/n 12008.

    Transferred to 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, CFB Portage, Manitoba,.

    To unknown owner with c/r N9248A.

    5 April 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX97JS (DHC-1B-2-S3, 156-194) issued.

    30 May 2002

    To Norris B. Harbold Jr, Clover, SC with new c/r N97JS.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX97JS (DHC-1B-2-S3, 156-194) issued.

    13 February 2020

    To Norris B. Harbold Jr, Clover, SC keeping c/r N97JS.

    31 July 2021


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Oshkosh
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