Hi all,

The start of December is the que for lots of Christmas Markets to spring up around the UK and Abingdon is no different. A pleasant surprise was to see the remains of WP977 as an eye-catcher next to the Abingdon Air & Country Show stall . The 2024 show is being held on Saturday 18th May – https://www.abingdonairandcountry.co.uk/

WP977, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 22 (cockpit), G-BHRD, United Kingdom (C1/0843)

Some photographs can be seen here;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72177720313293138

On checking my records, I last saw WP977 active as G-BHRD during the PFA Rally at Cranfield in 1994 and my first sighting was at Kidlington in 1988. Other sightings were Finmere, Wroughton, Popham, Staverton, Cranfield, Badminton & Kidlington during 1989 to 1991, so not a common machine in recent times….

Photograph credits: Grant Robinson

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Best regards,

Grant Robinson
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums