Vampire XD622 up for disposal
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Vampire XD622 up for disposal
Did a quick search with no joy, but apologies if this has beed covered previously.
Stumbled on this rather sad looking Vampire for sale today via a link in one of the daily's.
http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads...pire_clean.pdf
I'm sure there must be stories and memories worth recounting from this old lady..
Stumbled on this rather sad looking Vampire for sale today via a link in one of the daily's.
http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads...pire_clean.pdf
I'm sure there must be stories and memories worth recounting from this old lady..
Poor old thing - I gather it once served at RAF Jever in the late 1950s.
Its current state rather reflects the state of the RAF of today.....
Its current state rather reflects the state of the RAF of today.....
Delivered new to the RAFC and then to 118 Squadron until stored at Shawbury with 27MU . Sorry no specific dates except transferred to 8160M on 2 July 1971 at Church Fenton . Moved to an air cadet squadron near Tadcaster and then to Leeming for possible gate guard duties before arriving at Usworth in April 1982 .
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No.. The cockpit pod is wooden I think, so one would imagine looking at that it's got a fair bit of rot in it.
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Vampire T11 XD622 for disposal in Sunderland
It would appear they used to look after her until H&s rules got in the way.
It would appear they used to look after her until H&s rules got in the way.
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Poor old girl.
If I had the money and engineering know-how, I'd buy her on the spot and at least get her back in to a state where she could be displayed in a museum. She's a piece of history that has been left to rot. :-(
If I had the money and engineering know-how, I'd buy her on the spot and at least get her back in to a state where she could be displayed in a museum. She's a piece of history that has been left to rot. :-(
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I had about 100 hrs on the Mks.III and V on 20 Sqdn '50-'51 and 608 (Aux) Sqdn in '51-'53. Never flew a T.11, but remember the other two as very nice-handling, docile little things with amazing forward visibility (at least to an old tail-dragger !)
Sad to see one like this. Scrap it and have done with it.
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Sad to see one like this. Scrap it and have done with it.
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Sadly she is even worse than the pictures in the tender show.
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Vampire T11 XD622 for disposal in Sunderland
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An accomplished cabinet maker or furnture restorer would have the skill to rebuild the pod. After all it was designed to be built by the furnture trade in the first place. The metal bits are fairly simple and the hood seems to be the important bit.
Not me, but would keep somebody happy in retirement.
Not me, but would keep somebody happy in retirement.
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My first ATC squadron had Vampire T11 (XD511) on charge when I joined in the mid 1960's.
Eventually she got rot in the nacelle, then Elfan Safety came along and took out all the instruments due to radium being present.
She was scrapped in the mid to late 1970's I think, with some bits going to a museum.
Sad end!
Eventually she got rot in the nacelle, then Elfan Safety came along and took out all the instruments due to radium being present.
She was scrapped in the mid to late 1970's I think, with some bits going to a museum.
Sad end!