Aircraft VZ304 Data

VZ304
7630M
De Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5, c/n Not found VZ304
Latest photos of VZ304
VZ304 @ BRUN - It has been said this airframe was scrapped in 1991, however, this photo is from Bruntingthorpe in September 1995 (My own scanned slide). - by Tony Strother
Tony Strother
@ BRUN
VZ304 @ EGSU - 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. - 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
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.