Aircraft Photo of NZ5729 | De Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire FB52 | New Zealand - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NZ5729
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. 100 Vampire FB52
C/n (msn):	V0471
Operator Titles:	New Zealand - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	WhenuapaiMap
Country:	New Zealand
Airport Codes:	ICAO: NZWP IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	29 August 1951
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	430861

Photo Comment
The location of this photo is not certain but was taken before it was delivered to Ohakea in September 1951. About a week before the photo it had become the first Vampire to fly in NZ. NZ5729 was lost in in mid air collision with NZ5725 over Manukau Harbour on February 22, 1952. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 15 January 2022, and has since been viewed 255 times.

Photo Comment

The location of this photo is not certain but was taken before it was delivered to Ohakea in September 1951. About a week before the photo it had become the first Vampire to fly in NZ. NZ5729 was lost in in mid air collision with NZ5725 over Manukau Harbour on February 22, 1952. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

This photo was added on 15 January 2022, and has since been viewed 255 times.

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