I was delighted to be able to get some hangar shots of Vaughn Davis's "new" Chipmunk ZK-CHP3 at North Shore yesterday. It had been flying quite a lot earlier in the day but it was back in Stan Smith's hangar for a bit of engine fettling (Stan said all Gipsy Major engines leak oil!).
DHC 1 Chipmunk Mk 22
ZK-CHP3 (c/n C1/ 0895) was registered to Vaughn Davis of Auckland on 13/12/21. It was originally taken on charge with the RAF on 4 June 1953 and served until October 1975 after which it became N67269 and then N895WP in the US. It has a registered colour scheme as
WZ865.
Vaughn's Chipmunk is a very authentic restoration and he told me that its colour scheme is relatively rare. The original dayglo paint had a very short life so the orange paint has been colour matched according to the RAF Historic Flight advice.
The crest on the fin is that of the Glasgow University Air Squadron RAFVR.
Vaughn plans to have his Chipmunk at Wanaka.
Gipsy Major engines, like P&W R985 radial engines, do not leak oil, they are simply marking their territory
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