VZ304 — De Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5 Data

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VZ304
7630M
De Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5, c/n Not found VZ304
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VZ304 is a De Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5 (serial number Not found VZ304). It is configured with 1 engine and 1 seat. Current registration status is listed as Cancelled in United Kingdom. The profile includes 2 photos documenting this aircraft.

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Aircraft VZ304, It has been said this airframe was scrapped in 1991, however, this photo is from Bruntingthorpe in September 1995 (My own scanned slide)., at BRUN, photo by Tony Strother
Tony Strother
@ BRUN
Aircraft VZ304, De Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.5 [VZ304] (Royal Air Force) Duxford~G 10/07/1983. From a slide. Was displayed at IWM but since broken up., at EGSU, photo by Ray Barber
Ray Barber
@ EGSU
Airframe Info
Manufacturer De Havilland
Model DH-100 Vampire FB.5 Search all De Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5
Construction Number (C/N) Not found VZ304
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 1
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Turbojet
Aircraft
Registration Number VZ304
Alternative Code/Name 7630M
Mode S (ICAO24) Code
Current Status Cancelled
Owner
Owner
Address ,
United Kingdom
User Comments
Malcolm Clarke, 2015-11-15 10:20:17
This Vampire FB.5 carried the RAF Maintenance Command serial 7630M when on duty as a gate guard at RAF Carlisle, a storage unit. AS VZ304 it served 249 Squadron and 3 AACU before retirement.
Scrapped 1991, booms remain at AeroVenture, Doncaster, UK.