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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-100/115 Vampire
    Latest Model:Vampire T.11
    Last Military Serial:XH278 RAF
    Construction Number:15607
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Vampire T.11 sn XH278...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Oak Landscape Contractors, South Howdens, Felton, Morpeth

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Vampire T.11.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XH278.

    1973

    Placed on display with Air Training Corps Base, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire.

    New serial number assigned: 7866M RAF
    Assigned maintenance serial at Henlow.

    To Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington Airport, York, York, England.
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    29 May 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Vampire T.11 XH 278 was a gate guardian at an Air Training Corps unit at RAF Henlow.Bedfordshire in 1978.

    1994

    To Royal Oak Landscape Contractors, South Howdens, Felton, Morpeth.
    Aircraft was sold by MoD to Royal Oak.

    Restored.
    David Tappin comments (17 August 2022): Some restoration including re-covering the pod with Ceconite instead of original Madapolan. Static display at site.

    11 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: De Havilland Vampire at Yorkshire Air Museum
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