History

XD425 Vampire T11

Awaiting collection form the manufacturers on 11/03/1954

Delivered to No.48 MU Hawarden

7 FTS Valley 19/05/1954

CAT 3 damage 02/03/1956, repaired by 07/03/1956

Returned to 7 FTS 27/03/1956

To Marshall's of Cambridge 13/08/1956 for overhaul, returned to service 30/01/1957

2 ANS Thorney Island 08/02/1957

5 FTS Oakington 27/04/1957

CAT 3 damage 08/05/1959, returned to de Havillands for repair, repaired by 23/07/1959 when it returned to 5 FTS

Suffered a flying accident 01/05/1960, to de Havillands 09/03/1960 for repair, repaired by 11/05/1960

5 FTS Oakington 12/05/1960

8 FTS Swinderby 12/04/1962

To 19 MU St Athan 05/11/1963 for storage until declared non-effective on 05/07/1967

Sold 30/11/1967 to Hawker Siddeley, 

To Starnraer Academy 13/02/1973

To Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Group, Tinwald Downs 09/10/1976

To Millom, Cumbria 01/1995

Sold 01/2011 to private owner at Seaton Burn, North Tyneside

Info via UK Serials/Demobbed website

http://www.ukserials.com

Vamp on the drive This is how the Vampire looks at the minute on my drive.	Vampire T11 XD425 5FTS June 1960 Copyright Roger Lindsay