| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VF271 |
| Military Code: | RAB-F |
| 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 F1 |
| Licence-built by: | English Electric |
| C/n (msn): | [ VF271 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 501 Sqn |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | November 1948 to November 1949 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 622550 |
| Photo Comment |
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A Vampire of No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn, presumably at Filton. Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadrons used squadron codes RAA, RAB etc. in the late 1940s. Photo published in December 1949. VF271 overshot landing at Filton on 5 March 1950 and was a write-off. This photo was added on 22 November 2023, and has since been viewed 230 times. |