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The de Havilland Chipmunk, a 2 seat primary training aircraft, was designed by de Havilland of Canada. The first aircraft, CF-DIO-X, flew on May 22, 1946 at Downsview, Toronto. In total, 1,283 Chipmunks were built, 217 in Canada, 1,000 in the UK, and 66 in Portugal. As well as serving with the RCAF, the aircraft was also used by the Royal Navy, the British Army, the RAF and the Forca Aerea Portuguesa. The Chipmunk was the first aircraft designed and built by de Havilland Canada as a replacement for the legendary DH-82 Tiger Moth, in 1945-46. The Chipmunk is powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major Mk 10, 145 HP, Inverted, Air-cooled Engine. The Chipmunk entered service in the RCAF as a basic trainer replacement for the aging and outdated DH-82C Tiger Moth in 1948 and served reliably until it left service in 1971.
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