I started researching the history of the de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk because I thought that it would be easier than doing the Tiger Moth.  Now, 40 years later, and having done two books I still feel that there is more information on the aircraft's history that I don't know, than that I have recorded.

Here are a few images of Chipmunks taken over the years.

G-AOTG was the first Chipmunk that I flew in, with Roy Perrin from Biggin Hill.

The London School of Flying ( originally part of Derby Aviation ) had the largest fleet of Chipmunks during the early 1960's.  G-AOSY was caught parked at Elstree.

OO-PHS was the first Canadian built Chipmunk that I saw, when it visited Biggin Hill

In 1964 Rod Bown and I did a tour of the UK photographing Chipmunks, WB 550 was seen at the RAF College at Cranwell.

WG 420 of Bristol UAS was at Filton the day that I flew in, in the Lancaster.

Portugal was the first overseas Air Force that I visited.

The late Robb Satterfield send me images from Texas, these are N 713Z a Canadian airframe fitted with a Ranger engine an N 8DW , the Sassin SA-29 Sundowner that had been imported by Dean Whittaker and started life as WG 412 before being told to became G-AOUC and VH-RNJ.

I managed to shoot air-to-air of WK 590 when it was with the AEF at Finningley.

And OO-NCL at the Old Timers Fly-In at Schaffen-Diest.

168 is preserved by the Irish Air Corps, Historic Flight

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Whilst with Farm Aviation I worked a lot with G-ATVF, often flown by Bill Bowker but towards the end flown by Mrs. Claire Roberts.

I am the appointed historian to the DHC-1 Chipmunk Club, who can be contacted at steiner_ralph@hotmail.com .  The Club issues two magazines a year and is part of the consortium negotiating to take over the product support on vintage de Havilland aircraft.