G-BYSJ's Story

The Chippy as she is simply known, was built in 1950 with construction number C1/0021. She was taken on strength with the Royal Air Force with serial number WB569.

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On 30 May 1996 she was bought at auction by Oskar Nillson and re-registered as SE-BON before spending a few years in Sweden. In October 1999, she returned to the UK and was registered as G-BYSJ.

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She's been at Eshott Airfield since August 2023.