Guillow's 1/24 De Haviland DHC-1 Chipmunk Rubber Pwrd Model Kit

Sleek rubber powered models with minimal parts and easy construction. Built light, they are great planes with ample wing areas and effective rubber motor / propeller combinations. Kits contain top quality balsa, plastic nose cowls, canopies and insignia.

Successor to the world famous Tiger Moth biplane, the Chipmunk was the first original design by deHaviland Canada and was built in quantity in Canada and in Great Britain for R.A.F. Primarily used as a basic trainer to provide air cadets with elementary flying instructions prior to going onto jet aircraft training. The parent Canadian company produced a total of 218 DHC-1's of which remain in service with the R.C.A.F. One thousand fourteen were built by deHaviland in the U.K. including both military and civilian versions. As a civilian aircraft, the Chipmunk is often seen an aerobatics competition.