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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:Chipmunk T.10
    Last Military Serial:WB550 RAF
    Construction Number:C1-0002/DHH.f3
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 sn WB550...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Air Force Museum of Canada, CFB Trenton, Trenton, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Chipmunk T.10 by de Havilland at Broughton, Chester.

    18 November 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WB550.
    The delivery date is provided.

    To National Air Force Museum of Canada, CFB Trenton, Trenton, ON.
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    Markings Applied: D

    1 June 1974


    Photographer: Stephen Williams
    Notes: WB550 at RAF Abingdon in June 1974. (The balloon was used when particularly heavy air cadets were flown!).

    28 April 1990


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At the Waddington photocall.Preserved RCAF Memorial Museum, Trenton, Canada.

    28 August 2001


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at CFB Trenton in Trenton, ON.

    11 June 2006


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At CFB Trenton

    20 June 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario.

    20 June 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario.

    26 May 2012


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 2012 photo taken at the National Air Force Museum of Canada at CFB Trenton/ON (YTR)
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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