Aircraft Photo of VF271 | De Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire F1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #622550
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

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.

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