New dh Vampire for the UK !
Thu May 02, 2013 2:29 pm
New arrival for Aviation Heritage Ltd ,Coventry airport UK ,it is not part of the Classic Aircraft Trust fleet. But it may spend time at the Classic Air Force base at Newquay,Cornwall once it sheds its French registration and gets a UK CAA 'G' Reg.
CAT cheif pilot,and the aircrafts previous ownwer flew the jet from Le Touquet to CVT.
It is nicely stencilled up too, all be it in French !
It has been a good week for Jon, as he became the first civilian (non military) pilot ever to solo the Meteor , when he the CAT's T7, which is the worlds oldest airworthy jet at Newquay on Tuesday, following a number of months instruction from CAA test pilot Dan Griffith.
CAT cheif pilot,and the aircrafts previous ownwer flew the jet from Le Touquet to CVT.
It is nicely stencilled up too, all be it in French !
It has been a good week for Jon, as he became the first civilian (non military) pilot ever to solo the Meteor , when he the CAT's T7, which is the worlds oldest airworthy jet at Newquay on Tuesday, following a number of months instruction from CAA test pilot Dan Griffith.
Re: New dh Vampire for the UK !
Thu May 02, 2013 2:42 pm
Is this a former Swiss Airforce plane? I believe so, because there are stencils in German below the French as well.
Michael
Michael
Re: New dh Vampire for the UK !
Thu May 02, 2013 2:56 pm
Yes Michael,built in 1955, not sure when it was retired though....