Vampire -Worcestershire?

[loggo]

I have what appears to be a De Havilland Vampire overhead near Pershore.
Not showing on Flight Radar - does anyone have any details ?

Edited by loggo on Friday 10th December 14:02

[aeropilot]

Yes, its T.11 ex-WZ507.

Its the only airworthy one left in the UK, and the group announced on Twitter she would be up in the air today.

[loggo]

aeropilot said:

Yes, its T.11 ex-WZ507.

Its the only airworthy one left in the UK, and the group announced on Twitter she would be up in the air today.

That's great. Many thanks.

[EddyP]

Saw it take off from Coventry.

[hammo19]

Was featured in Discovery Channels “Hornby A Model World” the other day. The new Airfix kit was designed on this Vampire and is in the box cover art.

[Eric Mc]

And the decal sheet in the first release of the kit featured it too.

I'd love Airfix to release a modern single seat Vampire in 1/72. They recently released one in 1/48.

[hammo19]

It did indeed Eric. They went into the archives on the programme to dig out the original box art and talked about decals.

[Eric Mc]

I have fond memories of seeing Vampires in the mid 1970s. The Irish Air Corps operated six T55s up until 1976s. They were a common site in and around the Dublin area up until then. They always sounded a bit like a whistling kettle - especially when throttled back.

[hammo19]

My Dad was an armourer in the RAF and he used to load the shells into the guns. I remembering him saying he disliked the Vampire as he had to lay on his back underneath the aircraft and haul the shells in lifting them off his chest.