| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | MM6152 |
| 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. 113 Vampire NF54 |
| C/n (msn): | 13094 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Vigna di Valle - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | Italy |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LIRB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militare |
| Photo Date: | 17 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 694704 |
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Italy signed a licence production and development agreement for the Vampire in October 1949. After initial deliveries of British-built aircraft, licence construction by Fiat and Macchi took over. When Britain placed an embargo on exports to Egypt after Suez, 58 ex-AMI Vampires were rebuilt by Macchi, of which most were flown out but 15 shipped in crates marked as glass products. This NF.54 was used by the All-Weather Fighter School at Amendola and later preserved in Turin before moving to the Italian AF Museum. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 June 2024, and has since been viewed 239 times. |