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de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk by Ant1

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk

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The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years. The de Havilland Chipmunk was the first postwar aviation project of de Havilland Canada.

Today, over 500 DHC-1 Chipmunk airframes remain airworthy with more being rebuilt every year.

Role Trainer
Manufacturer de Havilland Canada
Designer Wsiewołod Jakimiuk
First flight 22 May 1946
Introduction 1946
Retired 1972 (Canada)
Primary users Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Portuguese Air Force
Belgian Air Force
Produced 1947-1956
Number built 1283 including Canadian, British, and Portuguese production

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