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Left: Edward A. Chipkevitch, shown here as an aviator stationed
in England during World War II, was the first Chipkevich to own
this Alvis.
"Dad was first assigned to a base in England during WW II where
he flew PBY Catalina aircraft. He would land the Catalina in the
North Sea to rescue military air crews that had to ditch their
damaged planes when returning to England after completing
missions over the European continent, " said his son, Bob.

Below: Our 1950 Alvis TB14 was purchased by my used her for commuting to summer jobs when I returned
father in 1968 while serving as an American pilot home from college.
assigned to RAF Wethersfield, England. He did a She has been in our family for 54 years.
second tour in England after having served there
during World War II. There were only 100 Alvis In the early 1990s, my father initiated a project to
TB14s built. restore the Alvis but he passed away before he could
complete it.
We lived in a village several miles away from the
base and he used the Alvis for his daily commute. The partially reassembled Alvis was put into storage
until I brought her to Tennessee in the spring of 2017 to
While living in England, I drove the Alvis on
weekends over scenic but narrow roads to meet up complete the restoration.
with high school friends and to just enjoy driving.
In the fall of 2021 our Alvis TB14 returned to the road.
We brought the Alvis to America in 1970 where I
Bob Chipkevich

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