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de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk

Developed as a successor to the D.H.82 Tiger Moth, the Chipmunk was the first design by de Havilland Canada. 218 DHC-1A and 1B’s were built in Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force as well as for Chile, Egypt and Thailand. A further 1014 were constructed in England including 735 for the RAF as basic trainers. Other air forces to use the Chipmunk included, Denmark, Eire, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. 60 were built by OGMA in Portugal for the Portuguese Air Force. Built in a number of variants, many hundreds are still flying worldwide in civil markings. The example illustrated above is a Mk.21 of which 28 were built.

                                 G-AOJR                c/n C1/0205                 Canada  Photo: Henk Wadman

2 seat trainer first flown in 1946

Engine: 145hp(108kW) de Havilland Gipsy 8                                                                                    Length: 25’5"(7.75m)                                                                                            Height: 7’0"(2.13m)Wingspan: 34’4"(10.46m)                                                                                             No.built: 1292 Range: 280miles(451km)                                                              Cruising speed: 116mph(187kmh) Empty weight: 1425lb(646kg)                                                 Maximum take-off weight: 2014lb(914kg)

Illustrated below is an example of the DHC-1B2.

de Havilland DHC-1B2

                                      C-FBXH                  c/n 190 228

The Canadian built examples featured a sliding bubble canopy as opposed to the paneled canopy of the English built aircraft. Another variant of the Chipmunk was the Mk.23 which was a conversion of a standard T.10 RAF aircraft. Three were converted in 1956 for agricultural duties and two survive today as glider tugs. They were still in use as crop sprayers until 1968 when more modern designs displaced them. An example of a Mk.23 is illustrated below.

de Havilland Mk.23

                                       G-AOTF                c/n C1/0015

Illustrated below is an ex-RAF Chipmunk T.Mk.10.

de Havilland ex-RAF Chipmunk T.Mk 10

                                      N125BB                  c/n C1/0730

An example of the Sasin SA-29 Spraymaster is shown below. A number of Chipmunks were converted in Australia to this standard for agricultural use.

de Havilland Sasin SA-29 Spraymaster

                                      VH-GEB                  c/n C1/0501

Illustrated below is an example of the Super Chipmunk aerobatic aircraft which is powered by a 260hp(194kW) Lycoming GO-435.

de Havilland Super Chipmunk

                                      N89JG                    c/n 169-207

An example of another Australian Chipmunk conversion is illustrated below. This is the Aerostructures Sundowner which was powered by a 180hp(134kW) Lycoming O-360.

de Havilland Australian Chipmunk

                                      VH-BVP                c/n DHB/F/339

Another Chipmunk conversion is the Carlson homebuilt which is powered by a 180hp(134kW) Continental IO-360.

de Havilland Carlson Homebuilt

                                      N12158                      c/n JC1

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk

VH-DBS                c/n C10414                             

de Havilland Canada DHC-1A Chipmunk Side view 1/144 scale
 

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