| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | WG466 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T10 |
| C/n (msn): | C1/0516 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Berlin - Gatow (closed)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDUG IATA: GWW Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Militärhistorisches Museum - Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow |
| Photo Date: | 25 May 2019 |
| Photo by: | Bart Hoekstra |
| Photo ID: | 143454 |
| Photo Comment |
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The RAF Gatow Station Flight used two De Havilland Chipmunk T10s to maintain and exercise the British legal right under the Potsdam Agreement to use the airspace over both West and East Berlin, as well as the air corridors to and from West Germany to the city. The aircraft were also used for reconnaissance missions. Known from 1956 as Operation Schooner and then Operation Nylon, they carried out covert photographic reconnaissance flights. This photo is copyright © Bart Hoekstra, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 May 2019, and has since been viewed 423 times. |