| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WF409 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Varsity |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Varsity |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 668 Varsity T.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 555 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Oakington (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | November 1972 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 1329 |
| Photo Comment |
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A line-up of 5 FTS Varsities at RAF Oakington in Cambridgeshire, which closed for fixed-wing flying two years later. Becoming an Army barracks, Gazelle and Lynx helicopters were based there between 1979 and 1991, after which the site became a Home Office immigration centre for asylum seekers This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 July 2017, and has since been viewed 437 times. |