RTAF – RTAF 4 CHANTRA

 

Below are details of the 1 prototype & 12 production conversions from Chipmunk T.20 1972-74. Tie-ups to specific Chipmunk airframes are not known; type withdrawn 1989

 

The following has been assembled from personal observations and research, together with reference to many unofficial Royal Thai Air Force sources, Janes AWA, Air Britain publications, etc, with additional data from Cheryl Baumgartner

 

Accident to an unidentified Chantra was on 05-Jan-93

 

Code worn

Thai AF Serial

Ex

C/n

Notes

 

 

 

 

001

Prototype; mfg 1972

 

F17-1/17

 

002

Code '01'

 

F17-2/17

 

003

Code '02'; reported w/o May-78

 

F17-3/17

 

004*

mfg 09-Aug-74; code '03'; RTAF Museum

 

F17-4/17

 

005

Code '04'; possibly the wreck noted at ‘Tango’ Takhli store Feb-04

 

F17-5/17

 

006

Code '05'; reported w/o 03-Aug-82

 

F17-6/17

 

007

Code '06'

 

F17-7/17

 

008

Code '07'; ‘Tango’ Don Muang

 

F17-8/17

 

009

Code '08'; damaged 03-Jun-84; reported w/o Oct-88

 

F17-9/17

 

010

Code ‘09’

 

F17-10/17

 

011

Code ‘10’

 

F17-11/17

 

012

Code ‘11’

 

F17-12/17

 

013

Code ‘12’

 

Updated 04-Sep-05