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Chipmunk at 80

Army Flying Museum · StockbridgeThu 8 October 202610:30
Modern building with military helicopter mural and tank display in car park, blue sky above.
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DATES

Thu 8 October 2026

TIMES

10:30

Daytime talk marking 80 years since the de Havilland Chipmunk's first flight, with signed books available.

Ben Griffiths joins the Army Flying Museum to share his research and personal stories behind the book "Chipmunk at 80", marking eighty years since the prototype de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk first flew at Downsview, Ontario in May 1946. Signed copies of the book will be available to buy on the day. This is a daytime talk held at the museum itself and will not be available to view online. All proceeds go towards the museum's work preserving the history of British Army aviation.

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