| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A79-417 |
| 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 FB9 |
| C/n (msn): | V0252 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Wangaratta / VictoriaMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YWGT IATA: WGT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 September 2006 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 46363 |
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Freshly re-painted in spurious RAAF markings, this Vampire FB Mk.9 was originally delivered to the South African AF as 252. It transferred to the Royal Rhodesian AF/Zimbabwe AF as R1382. It sat in open storage at Gweru 1980-88 until purchased and shipped to Tyabb, Vic, as part of a batch. Eventually acquired by Moorabbin Air Museum and repainted by Precision Aerospace, Wangaratta. The FB.9 was only operated by the RAAF in Malta, 1952-54, and the aircraft retained their UK serials. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 February 2018, and has since been viewed 167 times. |