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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-100/115 Vampire
    Latest Model:Vampire FB.5
    Last Military Serial:INST201 RNZAF
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Vampire FB.5 sn INST20...
    Latest Owner or Location:Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    By 1951

    Constructed as a Vampire FB.5.

    1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WA314.

    14 March 1956

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    Transported by ship.
    From UK to NZ aboard vessel - PORT MACQUARRIE.

    23 April 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ5765.

    21 August 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n INST201.
    No.4 TTS Woodbourne.

    1984

    Placed on display.
    Mounted as gate guardian RNZAF Te Rapa.

    January 1986


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1986 photo whilst on display at RNZAF stores base Te Rapa, Hamilton New Zealand

    Circa 1999

    To Air Force Museum, Wigram Airport, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island.
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    Based at Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, South Island.
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    30 October 2017


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Warbirds and Wheels, Wanaka, New Zealand
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