Hi all
It seems that most of the single-seat vampire variants were flown by the Royal Auxillary Air Force, but did they ever have T.11s on squadron strength? Or, were all the T.11s confined to training schools?
Thanks
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By: Rogier - 1st September 2017 at 09:59
Thanks mizmaized
Googling this leads you to Doug John’s page on Exeter Memories– an interesting read.
Any pics of, what appears to have been a little-photographed, T.11 Vampire, very welcome.
By: mizmaized - 31st August 2017 at 18:08
No. 3 CAACU at EXETER AIRPORT back in the 1960s flew them, remember it well, was an engineer there.
By: Rogier - 17th August 2017 at 21:56
Thanks everyone for your contributions
Do any pictures exist of the 502 and 613 squadron T.11s?
Any suggestions where I might look gratefully accepted.
By: Gin Ye Daur - 17th August 2017 at 21:29
603 (City of Edinburgh), was allocated Vampire T11 XE895 during 1956/57.
Gin Ye Daur
By: vampiredave - 17th August 2017 at 18:59
Vampire trainers were operated by No.s 502 (Ulster), 602 (City of Glasgow), 603 (City of Edinburgh), 608 (North Riding) and 613 (City of Manchester) R Aux AF Squadrons, between April 1956 and January 1957
By: DaveF68 - 17th August 2017 at 18:16
yes, 602 had a one (XD550) for a month or so before the order to cease flying was given. It had previously been used by 608 Sqn (along with another t11) – I suspect they were trialling them as replacements for the Meteor T7s.
T11s were also used on operational regular squadrons, including some that didn’t use vampires
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