• Aircraft:

  De Haviland Australia Vampire T.35

• Reg: A79-661 photos
• Serial #:

  DHA4183

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: Apr 07, 2014
• Uploaded: May 05, 2015
• Other Location - Tucson Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Arizona

The Vampire jet fighter was designed for the British Royal Air Force. Design work began in mid 1942 and the first prototype flew in September 1943. The Vampire was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF although it did not see combat in World War II. The Vampire remained in RAF service as a fighter-bomber until the end of the 1950s. The two seat trainer version was used until 1966. The aircraft was also adopted by more than thirty other air forces around the world with the last of them leaving the Rhodesian Air Force in the early 1980s. The Royal Australian Air Force was one of the largest users of the Vampire with nearly 200 aircraft being built in Australia by de Havilland's Australian branch. The two seat T.35s were delivered between 1952 and 1954. They served in the RAAF until their retirement in 1970.

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Aircraft

Close-cropped front Port-side view of standard Silver/dayglow Orange livery RAAF DH-115 Vampire T35 A79-661, MSN DHA4183 (wearing incorrect Code 57) displayed outdoors at the Pima Air and Space Museum Tucson Arizona KDMA on 03Aug2016

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