De Havilland Vampire T22
XA127 - De Havilland Vampire T22 - (nose ordered under contract n.o. 6/Acft/7704/CB.7(a) with c.n. 15226 -
5/4/54 - To Flight Refuelling at Tarrant Rushton
14/4/54 - Awaiting collection
3/5/54 - Delivered to RDU Stretton
27/5/54 - To 738NAS at RNAS Lossiemouth as '208/LM'
18/3/55 - To AHU at Lossiemouth
4/11/55 - To DH at Chester for fitting of ejection seats
24/4/56 - Back to AHU Lossiemouth
9/6/56 - Issued to 736NAS at Lossiemouth as '604/LM'
30/9/57 - To Station Flt/CIFE Flt at RNAS Yeovilton/Merryfield as '942/VL' ~ 9/10/57 - To RNAY Fleetlands for MODS
27/11/57 - To Station Flt at Merryfield
28/11/57 - Crews leg restraint strap drawn into intake and engine damaged - declared CAT LQ
20/3/59 - To AHU Brawdy for LTS3(U)
1/2/63 - Awaiting disposal and write off, sent to Brawdy dump
12/8/65 - Sold as scrap to Bradwell & Co of Winton,Bournemouth
By 1968 the nose pod had arrived at FAAM
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat trainer Manufacturers - De Havilland Aircraft
Power Plant - DH Goblin 35 turbojet
Wingspan - 38ft
Length - 34ft 5in
Height - 6ft 2in
Weight - 11,150lb loaded
Max Speed - 538mph at sea level
Range - 840 miles
Armament - Could carry 2 x 20mm guns,8 x 25lb or 60lb rockets and 2 x 500lb bombs