Aircraft [de Havilland DH100 Vampire FB Mk 9]
Maker and role
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1952
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Object detail
Accession number
1964.247
Production period
Description
Vampire, single seat jet fighter bomber of metal construction except for the pressurised plywood and balsa cockpit area. The powerplant is one de Havilland Goblin DG3 centrifugal flow turbojet engine of 3350 lbs. static thrust. The silver aircraft is twin boom and is a monoplane. The tops of the wings have red, white and blue roundels. The boom markings are yellow diamonds on a rectangular red background: A roundel followed by a repeat of the yellow diamond shape marking. Towards the rear of the boom are the markings, in black - WR202. On each side of the tail fins are vertical red, white and blue stripes. The oblong or tear-shaped fuel tanks are located under the wings. The Perspex cockpit roof is bubble-shaped. There is room for one person in the narrow cockpit.'Engine has been mounted on a brown painted metal frame for display. Large rocket shaped engine with very narrow front and a large back end.
Brief History
This aircraft is one of four Vampires brought to New Zealand for use only as non-flying instructional airframes. It bears the RAF serial number WR202 and was delivered to the RAF on 3rd July 1952 after 1 hour 55 minutes of test flying. It left Abingdon on October 23rd, 1952 reaching Singapore after long delays on 6th January 1953, and commenced operations with RAF 60 Squadron against Malayan Communist guerrillas.
On 4th July 1955, after 457 hours and 25 minutes flying hours, WR202 was allotted to RNZAF 14 Squadron with which it flew a further 83 hours 55 minutes before the Squadron re-equipped with Venoms and it was passed to the Maintenance Base Unit, Seletar. With a total flying time of 543 hours and 35 minutes, the aircraft was shipped to New Zealand in 1956 and was used as an instructional airframe (numbered INST NZ 1717) until it was moved to MOTAT in December 1964.
On 4th July 1955, after 457 hours and 25 minutes flying hours, WR202 was allotted to RNZAF 14 Squadron with which it flew a further 83 hours 55 minutes before the Squadron re-equipped with Venoms and it was passed to the Maintenance Base Unit, Seletar. With a total flying time of 543 hours and 35 minutes, the aircraft was shipped to New Zealand in 1956 and was used as an instructional airframe (numbered INST NZ 1717) until it was moved to MOTAT in December 1964.
Marks
WR202 Painted
DE HAVILLAND ENGINE COMPANY LTD. / LEAVESDEN, HERTS, ENGLAND / GOBLIN MARK / 35 / ENGINE NO. 9086 Maker's Plate
DE HAVILLAND ENGINE COMPANY LTD. / LEAVESDEN, HERTS, ENGLAND / GOBLIN MARK / 35 / ENGINE NO. 9086 Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Credit Line
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited. 1952. Aircraft [de Havilland DH100 Vampire FB Mk 9], 1964.247. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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