April 22, 2004 at 12:40 pm
Hi all,
Has anyone got any pictures of Vampire T.11 XE985 which they’d be willing to let me have copies of please?
I have just acquired the aeroplane as a restoration project but am having trouble tracking down photos – it seems to be the least photographed Vampire in the world…ever!
Any help, and any history/other information, would be most gratefully received.
Thanks…Mark 🙂
By: Arm Waver - 26th April 2004 at 08:00
There’s a task and a half. Looked fairly complete from the outside… 😮 I wish you all the best in getting her back together and restored.
OAW
By: MarkG - 23rd April 2004 at 18:37
And inside…
By: MarkG - 23rd April 2004 at 18:35
Well, here are a couple of pictures as things stand. Not very exciting photos I’m afraid.
By: RobAnt - 23rd April 2004 at 10:41
Ta – I would have done it in PS Pro, myself, if I could have been bothered !!!
But thanks anyway.
(PS/ That’s more of a statement of my own laziness – hope you dont think I’m having a dig – I know it might look that way).
By: Papa Lima - 23rd April 2004 at 09:57
RobAnt, here it is after a little Photoshop twiddling . . .
By: MarkG - 23rd April 2004 at 09:33
Originally posted by Ray Jade
Have you got a pic to post of her as she is now?Can I hope that by restoration project you mean to flying condition (I suspect that if I’d been here longer that’d be a daft question 😮 )
I’ve got a couple of photos of the current state and will certainly post them when I get home later.
It’s only a static restoration I’m afraid although I’ve been told that the structure of the pod is good enough that it could, in theory, be made flyable again. In restoring the pod to static condition I’ll certainly make sure I don’t do anything that’ll be detrimental to that state so who knows, one day…….?!
I’m considering taking the unrestored pod to CockpitFest at NAM in June but have some transport problems at present, i.e. I have no trailer, and even if I did I have nothing to tow it with 😀
Will post a piccie later.
By: RobAnt - 23rd April 2004 at 09:28
complete the message field, indeed!
By: RobAnt - 23rd April 2004 at 09:24
and – sorry it’s so dark
By: RobAnt - 23rd April 2004 at 09:23
Cant help with that specific aircraft, but: –
By: DGH - 23rd April 2004 at 08:49
BUMP – I wanna see some photos 🙂
By: Ray Jade - 22nd April 2004 at 15:09
Have you got a pic to post of her as she is now?
Can I hope that by restoration project you mean to flying condition (I suspect that if I’d been here longer that’d be a daft question 😮 )
By: MarkG - 22nd April 2004 at 14:37
Many thanks for taking the time check anyway. Seems this Vamp is a bit camera-shy 😀
By: Ashley - 22nd April 2004 at 13:25
Sorry Mark, have just done a quick trawl of the IWM databases with the serial number and nothing 🙁