SLINGSBY NIPPER MK.III c/n S.108 G-AVXC - G-NIPR

1967 -Constructed by Slingsby Aircraft Ltd. - Kirbymoorside
-Fitted with a 45hp Rollason Ardem VI 4C02 engine
26/10/67-Registered as G-AVXC (CofR R9895) to Nipper Aircraft Ltd. - Castle Donington
08/02/68-First flight
13/02/68-CofA issued
15/02/68-Delivered to Castle Donington
17/02/68-Sold to Aircommodore G.J.C. Paul - Fairoaks
06/03/68-Registered to Aircommodore G.J.C. Paul - Fairoaks
02/03/73-Sold to William G. Wells, Richard R. Lockwood & Paul A.J. Whinney t/a Bent Throttle Flying Group - Clacton
30/04/73-Registered to William G. Wells, Richard R. Lockwood & Paul A.J. Whinney t/a Bent Throttle Flying Group - Clacton
18/04/82-Registered to William G. Wells, Richard R. Lockwood & Paul A.J. Dowe t/a Bent Throttle Flying Group - Clacton
-Put into storage
07/07/82-CofA expired
1982-Restored
12/12/86-New CofA issued
-Offered for sale (TT 310hrs)
02/02/87-Registered to Timothy P.W. Hyde - Huntingdon
22/10/88-Engine upgraded to 1834cc
16/03/89-Registered to Alan Louth - Boston
12/04/90-Registered to Alan Horsfall - North Yorkshire
16/05/91-Registered to Steven D. Todd - Barton
15/03/93-Registered to David S.T. Eggleton - Waits Farm
-Forced landing in a wheat field because the engine stopped, no damage
11/02/94-Engine rebuilt and fitted with a Stromberg CD150 carburettor
11/11/99-Registered to David N. Gibbs and Paul A. Gibbs - Coventry later Lee-on-Solent
22-23/04/03-Flown to Inverness
21/05/03-Registered to Paul A. Gibbs - Inverness
30/11/03-Grounded
-Stipped
15/07/05-Cancelled
15/07/05-Reregistered as G-NIPR to Paul A. Gibbs - Inverness
-Completely restored and fitted with Leburg ignition
13/10/07-Test-flight at Booker (pilot Paul Gibbs)