| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | U-1206 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 100/113/115 Vampire |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 115 Vampire T55 |
| Licence-built by: | F+W Emmen |
| C/n (msn): | 866 |
| Operator Titles: | Switzerland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | PayerneMap |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LSMP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 August 1988 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 365575 |
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Delivered to the Flugwaffe with registration U-1006 on 17 Feb'56. It was reserrialled to U-1206 in Jun'57 and withdrawn from use with only 2.193:21 hrs and 371 landings on 1 Jan'91. The aircraft was sold at Sion on 23 Mar'91 and flown over North Weald (UK) in Sep'91. It was disassembled, crated and shipped to Fort Lauderdale (USA) and registered N115DH with the Vampire Aeronautic Corporation at Delray Beach (FL) in Dec'91. Then sold to the Velocity Investments Incorporated at Wilmington (DE) still as N115DH in Feb'00. Now as N115DH with the World Heritage Air Museum as 'Royal Navy XG775. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 May 2021, and has since been viewed 875 times. |