Dates

Event

1958

Constructed as a Vampire 55.
Fuselage pod built by William Lawrence and Co Ltd, Nottingham and delivered to de Havilland on 1958-01-29. Shipped to Switzerland on 1958-12-20 and airframe completed by F and W at Altenrheim.

Circa 1959

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n U-1215.

Transferred to Emmen, Switzerland.

Transferred to Altenrheim, Switzerland.

Transferred to Sion, Switzerland.

Transferred to Dubendorf, Switzerland.

May 1990

Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.

May 1990

Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
Notes: Emmen Air Force Base, Switzerland

March 1991

Sold to Hunter Wing of Bournemouth, UK.

23 March 1991

Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
Notes: During auction at Sion AFB, Switzerland

From 17 September 1991 to 17 May 2004

To Hunter Wing Ltd with new c/r G-HELV.

After 17 September 1991

Markings Applied: XJ771
Painted in RAF camouflage c/s and carrying false serial XJ771. (Note Vampire T11 XE998 at Solent Aviation Museum is painted in false Swiss AF markings of U-1215!!).

28 July 2001

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Cottesmore RIAT

31 May 2002

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Classic Airshow at Coventry.

31 May 2002

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Classic Airshow at Coventry.

31 May 2002

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Classic Airshow at Coventry.

17 May 2004

To Aviation Heritage Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry keeping c/r G-HELV.

2006

Photographer: Unknown Photographer

2006

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Alconbury.

2 November 2011

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At Airbase Museum, Coventry Airport

28 August 2013

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

22 April 2016

Civil registration, G-HELV, cancelled.
Exported to Jordan.

May 2016

To Royal Jordanian Historic Flight, Amman, Jordan.