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This is a tenuous link to former Canadian Vampires preserved in Mexico:

Vampire F 3 FAM-1 / N6870D / 17016 / VP689 Mexico City (preserved)
Vampire F 3 FAM-5 / N6875D / 17040 / VP729 Army and Air Force Museum, Guadalajara (preserved)
Vampire F 3 FAM-10 / N6866D / 17044 / VP733 Mexico State (private)
Vampire F 3 FAM-13 / N6882D / 17012 / VP685 Zapopan AB, Jalisco, Guadalajara (preserved).
Vampire F 3 (Cockpit section only) B.A.M. No. 1, Santa Lucia.
Vampire T 55 HQ Mexican AF, Mexico City (pole mounted)

Any further additions, updates, etc. most welcome.

PS: Mods - thank you for promoting me -again. It took me nine years to reach this rank in the RA?

Your heading is "Preserved Vampires in Canada", not Mexico.

Sorry, it was meant to be a tenuous link to former RCAF Vampires preserved in Mexico. If the Mods would care to move it to the appropriate heading...?? It is definitely these new glasses?? Sorry.

D.

IIRC, if you go back to your first post, and click the 'edit' button, you should be able to change the heading. If not, or it doesn't work, I suggest you start a new thread. HTH.

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Thanks for the advice. New heading posted.

Dave,
I have always found it very useful when compiling lists such as these to make a note of the “last noted” date. It at least gives you a clue as to what is likely to be around and what is not. It also avoids double-counting entries.
Here’s what I have:

Vampire F 3 FAM-1 / N6870D / 17016 / VP689 Mexico City (preserved)
>> Many years ago, this was stated to be “believed stored at Santa Lucia for a projected museum”. I have never seen a physical report of it, and rather doubt that it is still there.
Vampire F 3 FAM-5 / N6875D / 17040 / VP729 Army and Air Force Museum, Guadalajara (preserved)
>> l/n Sep10
Vampire F 3 FAM-10 / N6866D / 17044 / VP733 Mexico State (private)>>
>> This is the cockpit only, acquired by Mar09.
Vampire F 3 FAM-13 / N6882D / 17012 / VP685 Zapopan AB, Jalisco, Guadalajara (preserved).
>> l/n Sep10
Vampire F 3 (Cockpit section only) B.A.M. No. 1, Santa Lucia.
>> No reports. Could of course be the cockpit above with the private owner.
Vampire T 55 HQ Mexican AF, Mexico City (pole mounted)
>> No reports. If one was there, I doubt if it is now. Could be the one below.

Add
Vampire T55 15 at the Museo Temporal de la Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, B.A.M. No. 1, Santa Lucia (l/n Feb11)

Regards,
Andy Marden

Author: World Military Out of Service

Andy,

Thank you very much. As you are probably aware, much (most) of the information on Vampire airframes preserved in Mexico comes from the guys on the LAAHS Forum, so it is good to have a more up-to-date input.

One small point: Vampire T 55 15 at Santa Lucia; the trainers were (re)numbered as 16 and 17. Is 15 a mis-pole?

Rgds,

David

David,
No, it is not a mispole, I have seen it myself at Santa Lucia. Here is a photo:
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7316896&nseq=7
Andy

Andy,

Thank you for confirming the identity of the Vampire. The FAM Vampire trainers were serialled 16 and 17 so I have just put a request on the LAAHS in the hope that someone may know its original identity?

David

Nice post, thanks for sharing info, please some share pics.