Several exhibits that had been off display since the Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop closed for a £2.59-million refurbishment and redesign in 2018 were back on show for the museum's reopening on 17 May, including DHC Chipmunk T10 WG432, whose reappearance came just five days before the 75th anniversary of the type's first flight. Originally delivered to the RAF on 22 October 1951, it was subsequently transferred to the Army Air Corps, and was part of the 15-ship Chipmunk formation from the Basic Fixed-Wing Flight that performed a farewell flypast at Middle Wallop on 28 March 1997 to commemorate the type's retirement from British Army service.
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