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zorro9
 Post subject: Mohave DH Vampire
PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:28 am 
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DH Vampire Folks:

Good day!

Does anyone know the whereabouts or final destination of this interesting DH Vampire at Mojave c. 1978? Photo Ignomini via Wix.

Tks in advance



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Warbirdnerd
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:44 am 
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Most likely this one:
http://comoxairforcemuseum.ca/dh-100-vampire/
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 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:57 pm 
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Warbirdnerd wrote:
Most likely this one:
http://comoxairforcemuseum.ca/dh-100-vampire/


Uhhhh, how so 'nerd? The original post shows a dual seat, but your comox link shows a single seater.....
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 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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Doh~
Didn't search as far as I should have:
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-dire ... illand.pdf
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 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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Back in the 70s Mojave was also home to a Meteor NF 11 meteor a Hunter owned by two friends. Letcher was one of the men.
The Hunter went onto "star" in The Right Stuff filling in for the D-558-2 and the meteor was in an episode of TV's Wonder Woman.

What became of those two?

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zorro9
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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WBnerd:

Tks for the info & data on the Vampire.

p.s Any N reg # or S/n in the vast DH Vampire data base of our nice looking bird??
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T Mk 35 A79-613 at San Diego in 1971, A79-644 was there too, plus one more, don't know its #


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zorro9
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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Vampire Folks:

Good day!

According to our Flypast colleagues Vampire grp is # A-79-617 now poss at NZ. More to come later.

Stoney: Tks for info & pic of this mighty bird.

p.s I may have a FAG 110 coming up soon also!!


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JDK
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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Try 'A79-xxx' for RAAF serials. The 'A-79-xxx' is the wrong format, and will eliminate the right answers in Aus Vampire searches.

For Aus mil, best place to start on the net is http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/

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The Meteor ended up in a British Museum.... I looked it up one time...

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Na, the Meteor is at Edwards:

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N94749.html

The Hunter had an accident and I believe only the nose survives:

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=30284

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Adam Kline
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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This thread is hilarious. Where is Waldo. :lol:

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zorro9
 Post subject: Re: Mohave DH Vampire
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Mojave Vampire Folks:

Good day!

..According to our Flypast colleagues is prob one of several samples acquired by Talman/Mantz aviation of S. Calif c. 1970s.

More info od these mighty birds here. The poss Vampire at Mojave c. 1970s. N11923. Via Flypast Forum.

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