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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Latest Model:DHC-1 Chipmunk
    Last Military Serial:18001 RCAF
    Construction Number:023
    Last Civil Registration:N13Y
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Event

    Constructed as a DHC-1 by de Havilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 18001.

    To unknown owner with c/r N13Y.

    Circa 1971


    Photographer: Ron Mcleod
    Notes: Reno Air Races. Vivitar 300MM F/3.5 Pentax Spotmatic Kodak TRI-X

    Circa 7 September 1976


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    Circa 7 September 1976


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    February 1979


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: Art Scholl at the controls

    13 March 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX13Y (DHC-1A CHIPMUNK, 23) issued.

    28 October 1987

    To National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC keeping c/r N13Y.

    Based at Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    1 January 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX13Y (DHC-1A CHIPMUNK, 23) issued.

    11 April 2013

    Civil registration, N13Y, cancelled.

    29 April 2013


    Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
    Notes: In Smithsonian Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. USA 29. April 2013.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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