On Sunday 3rd July Furesø municipality arranged a fly-in on the former Air Base in Værløse. Only vintage aircrafts with military background were invited.
KZ VII Laerke
Not many flew in, and the whole arrangement was rather boring, at least when I was there. On the picture above is a KZ VII Laerke from 1948. IT was a light utility aircraft built in Denmark by Skandinavisk Aero Industri shortly after the Second World War. The KZ VII was a high-wing monoplane of regular design with a cabin for four seats. Fifty six aircraft were built, and another twenty two partially completed aircraft were destroyed in a factory fire in 1947. The Danish Air Force operated 10 of the type as trainers between 1950 and 1977.
Small kids and their grandparents had a good fun:
F-16 Fighting Falcon
A helicopter was flying around:
Looks dramatic pictured against the weather front 🙂
Otherwise there wasn’t much to see except for seven beautiful Chipmunks on display:
DeHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
It would be very interesting to learn the history of these aircraft but such information wasn’t available.
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada designed Chipmunk to be an elementary military trainer. The fuselage was of metal, other parts – stressed skin and fabric covered. The wing was stressed for 9G which contributed to its popularity in aerobatics. A total of 1,283 de Havilland Chipmunks were produced between 1946 and 1958; 1,000 of them in the UK.
The end of military service meant the end of Chipmunks, but they have been very popular in civil life with hundreds in private ownership. “Chippies” are also used in flying clubs as aerobatics and tail-dragger trainers, and in modified versions – for aero-towing of gliders.
On the 22nd May 2016 the (aero) world celebrated 70th anniversary of the first flight of the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk. “Chippie” is more than just a historic airframe. It’s endured and approximately 500 are still airworthy around the world.
