Vampire T11 service histories
What's left of WZ557 is at Morayvia, Kinloss in fairly poor condition (they also have another beautifully restored T.11 nose).
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Yes it is at Morayvia and we have a team working on it with the intention of restoring it to a similar condition to the other T11 nose we hold. It will be a long job but we are getting there hence the request for a service history to give us an idea of what scheme to finish her in.
Unfortunately Lieutenant Mitchell was killed after he left the Royal Navy in a light aircraft crash with Prince William of Glouceter on 28th August 1972.
Last edited by brakedwell; 25th Nov 2021 at 21:46.
[QUOTE=Charlotte Bailey;11147140]How many hours did it take to get solo? 
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6 hours 35 minutes Charlotte. 2 hours 35 minutes later I went solo in the Vampire 5. The only difference was that two airmen pressed down on the tail booms until they touched the tarmac. Then I was warned not to scrape the rear on the runway when landing.
[/QUOTE6 hours 35 minutes Charlotte. 2 hours 35 minutes later I went solo in the Vampire 5. The only difference was that two airmen pressed down on the tail booms until they touched the tarmac. Then I was warned not to scrape the rear on the runway when landing.
Last edited by brakedwell; 25th Nov 2021 at 22:00.
The Vampire was a very easy aircraft to fly. Typical of our course I was solo in the 11 after 6.15 and another 3.10 before solo on the 5. We had done the abbreviated JP1 course so only 95.15 total to solo on the Vampire.
