This Vampire FB.5 wears RAF Maintenance Command serial 7630M when on duty as a gate guard at RAF Carlisle, a storage unit. It was previously VZ304 and served 249 Squadron and 3 AACU before retirement.

A busy scene on 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron's apron at Manchester Ringway as their Vampire FB.5s are refuelled. English Electric Preston-built VZ283 coded Q3-F is nearest in the line-up.

Vampire FB.5 of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based at Manchester Ringway and wearing the unit's Q3 code on its nose plus individual code 'C' on its boom. Built by English Electric at Preston in April 1949. Served 613 Squadron from 12.02.51 until crashing near Harrogate Yorkshire on 22.02.53.

Two 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron Vampire FB.5's taxy back to their Ringway base with VZ267 'L' leading and VV617 'K' very close behind after a training sortie.

One of 200 Vampire FB.5 built by English Electric at Preston in 1948/49. VV632 served 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron from February 1951 until February 1957, based at Ringway.

Camouflaged Vampire FB.5 of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron landing at its Ringway base in 1955. It had been to summer training camp at Gibraltar and is returning via Marignane - hence the underwing extra fuel tanks.

This Vampire FB.5 was used for tests with a shorter span wing with square cut tips. It later served at Boscombe Down with the AAEE. From De Havilland 50 years ago.

613 (City of Manchester) Squadron Vampire FB.5 taking off from its home base at Ringway. It served the squadron from February 1951 until April 1953.

Four Vampire FB.5's of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron on their apron at Ringway. VZ267 is second from camera with VZ118 'F' beyond and VZ123 'B' farthest away.