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Preserved Vampire Airframes in Italy

Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:51 am

This will sort the men from the boys:

Vampire FB 6 J-1107 Grosetto ?
Vampire FB 6 J-1159 / F-AZHJ / 'VZ221' Volandia Museum, Malpensa, Milan
Vampire FB 6 J-1170 'MM6085:4-74' Rivolto
Vampire FB 6 MM6025 (MM6082?) Grosetto (store)
Vampire FB 52 MM6112 / (291) ZM-76 National Museum of Science & Technology, Milan.
Vampire NF 54 MM6152 Museo del'Aeronautica, Vigna di Valle
Vampire FB 6 'MM6156:ST-56' Amendola (store) composite of MM6024 / MM6042 / MM6083 / MM6125
Vampire FB 6 MM6181 Grosetto (store)

Re: Preserved Vampire Airframes in Italy

Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:38 am

Vampire FB 6 J-1107 Grosetto ?
>> l/n Aug04, spelling is Grosseto.
Vampire FB 6 J-1159 / F-AZHJ / 'VZ221' Volandia Museum, Malpensa, Milan
>> no longer “VZ221”. It's in Italian colours now.
Vampire FB 6 J-1170 'MM6085:4-74' Rivolto
>> I have “MM6082” for this. Either way its coded 4-11, l/n Sep10:
http://www.airfighters.com/photo/75483/ ... 70-MM6033/
Vampire FB 6 MM6025 (MM6082?) Grosetto (store)
>> ??? Three more dismantled Vampires from Furbara range were present in Sep04
Vampire FB 52 MM6112 / (291) ZM-76 National Museum of Science & Technology, Milan.
>> l/n Jul11
Vampire NF 54 MM6152 Museo del'Aeronautica, Vigna di Valle
>> l/n Sep12
Vampire FB 6 'MM6156:ST-56' Amendola (store) composite of MM6024 / MM6042 / MM6083 / MM6125
>> l/n Nov10. It is preserved outside the 32 Stormo HQ building.
Vampire FB 6 MM6181 Grosetto (store)
>> See above

In addition, a Vampire pod was in the museum storage area at Guidonia in Jan02.

Andy Marden
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