Chipmunk 1 is team leader is Howard Cook who worked as part of the Messerschmitt Display Team operating the well known Duxford-based 109G ‘Black 6’ for nine years and was Display Director at Rougham for four seasons. He has flown a range of vintage types and led the Tiger Moth team ‘Little Diamond’ for three seasons. Qualified on the MkV Spitfire Howard flies with the Historic Aircraft Collection and last season was flying their Storch and Hurricane.  In 2005 Howard was part of the epic Merlins Over Malta project.   Howard flies G-BYSJ operated by of the Silver Victory Collection based at Duxford.

Chipmunk 2 is Clive Denney.  Clive has worked on a number of worldwide restoration projects including the B17 Sally B,  numerous Spitfires and Hurricanes, Aero Vintage Hawker Nimrods and various Messerschmitt 109s.  He is in demand both as a display pilot and for his fabric and paintwork skills on historic aircraft with his company Vintage Fabrics .  Clive flies for the Historic Aircraft Collection displaying their Spitfire V and Hurricane and in 2005 led the epic Merlins Over Malta project.  Clive flies G-BWUT of the Historic Aircraft Collection based at Duxford.

Chipmunk 3 is Ian Davies, a private pilot with 2,000 hours on various types including multi and helicopter.  He is part of the editorial and photographic team at PILOT magazine and completed his first season on the display circuit in 2005.  Ian flies G-AOSY of the Seething Chipmunk Group

Chipmunk 4 is Chris Harper (or - to give him his formal title - Air Vice-Marshal Christopher Harper CBE) is the Chief of Staff for Operations at HQ RAF Strike Command. Chris has over 4,500 hours flying time including more than 2,500 hours on Jaguars and some 900 hours on the F-18.  He commanded No 41(F) squadron and was the Station Commander at RAF Coltishall before working on the introduction of Typhoon into operational service.  He flies Grob Tutors with No 5AEF at RAF Wyton and his civilian flying includes instructing at the North Weald Yak-52 Formation School and displaying Glenn Waters’ space age Berkut.  He is also half way through the construction of a Vans RV8. Chris flies G-BXDG of the Felthorpe Chipmunk Group.