AIR01054 - Airfix - 1/72 DHC Chipmunk - WWWEB10105165

AIR01054 - Airfix - 1/72 DHC Chipmunk - WWWEB10105165

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk was designed and built right here in Toronto. It was the first aircraft designed by de Havilland’s Canadian branch, at Downsview, and first flew there in 1946 as a replacement for the Tiger Moth biplane. The RCAF used it as its primary trainer, and the RAF adopted it as the T.10, building hundreds in Britain for the University Air Squadrons and Reserve Flying Schools. The “Chippy” was a real pilot’s aeroplane, nimble and forgiving but demanding enough to teach good habits. For generations of air cadets it was their first taste of flight, and it stayed in RAF Air Experience Flight service into the 1990s.

• 24 light grey plastic parts on sprues, with a clear canopy
• Decal sheet with three marking options:
  • Chipmunk T.10 WK574 “G”, Cambridge University Air Squadron, Cambridge Airport, 1959, in silver with blue and red fuselage band and yellow training bands
  • DHC-1 Chipmunk 18051 “051”, Central Flying School, Canadian Armed Forces, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 1970, with maple leaf roundels and Canadian flags
  • Chipmunk T.10 WZ856 “74”, No. 7 Air Experience Flight, RAF Newton, 1994
• Instruction sheet with painting and marking guides and Humbrol paint references
• Completed model measures 107 mm long with a 145 mm wingspan