| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N4861K |
| 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 |
| C/n (msn): | 15765 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Marana - Pinal AirparkMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMZJ IATA: MZJ Local: MZJ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1982 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 533046 |
| Photo Comment |
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Former Irish Air Corps Vampire 186 getting some maintenance. The aircraft won first place in the jet race at Reno in 2015 wearing RAF warbird markings with fake serial WD186. The jet crashed at next year's race on September 16, 2016 when the aft section of canopy structurally failed and pieces were ingested into the engine. It crash landed wheels up in the desert near the Reno airport. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 December 2022, and has since been viewed 561 times. |