Aircraft Photo of U-1206 | De Havilland D.H. 115 Vampire T55 | Switzerland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #365575
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:U-1206
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
Licence-built by:F+W Emmen
C/n (msn):866
Operator Titles:Switzerland - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:PayerneMap
Country:Switzerland
Airport Codes:ICAO: LSMP   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:26 August 1988
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 365575
Photo Comment

Delivered to the Flugwaffe with registration U-1006 on 17 Feb'56. It was reserrialled to U-1206 in Jun'57 and withdrawn from use with only 2.193:21 hrs and 371 landings on 1 Jan'91. The aircraft was sold at Sion on 23 Mar'91 and flown over North Weald (UK) in Sep'91. It was disassembled, crated and shipped to Fort Lauderdale (USA) and registered N115DH with the Vampire Aeronautic Corporation at Delray Beach (FL) in Dec'91. Then sold to the Velocity Investments Incorporated at Wilmington (DE) still as N115DH in Feb'00. Now as N115DH with the World Heritage Air Museum as 'Royal Navy XG775.

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