The History De havilland Vampire T11 XD602

Vampire T.11 XD602 was built by De Havilland Aircraft Ltd at their Hatfield factory under contract number 8981, its   career is as follows

20.10.54 De Havilland Aircraft Ltd. Awatied Collection

26.10.54 27 Maintaenance Unit, Shawbury

15.09.55 Loaned to RAF Andover, For Battle of Britain Display

19.09.55 27 Maintenace Unit, Shawbury

28.09.55 125 Squadron, RAF Stradishall

20.02.57 To Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge, For Modifications

22.02.57 Repair In The Works (RIW), De Havilland

28.06.57 RIW

11.07.57 10 Maintenance, Hullavington

15.10.58  22 Maintenace Unit, Silloth

23.09.59 To RAF Cranwell

29.09.61 Flying Accident (FA) , Category 5 (write off)

06.10.61 Airframe Damage Assesment (ADA) - Category 5(gi) ground instructional airframe

27.11.61 Issued to Maintenace commandas 7737M and assigned to 494 squadron (Smethwick) ATC

1974-1980 495 Squadron (Sutton Coldfield) ATC

South Yorkshire Air museum, Firbeck, Yorkshire England

21.08.99 Dundonal Aviation Centre, Stratyclyde, Scotland

29.01.00 Sold to Karl Edmondson as a massive Restoration project