Warbird Information Exchange

Thank you all for helping me with the preserved Vampire airframes in Canada. I am most grateful.

Can you help me once more with a similar list of preserved Vampires in the USA:

Vampire F 3 VP691 / 17018 / N6881D Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle Airport, Az (preserved)
Vampire FB 6 NX100VJ / 'WA603' / J-1102 Kissimmee Air Museum, Fl
Vampire T 55 N172LA / BY385 Wilmington, DE (private)
Vampire FB 52 N173LA / IB882 Reid Moorhead, Alhambra, Ca (private)
Vampire FB 52 N174LA / IB1686 / 'VZ309' Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinniville, Oregon
Vampire FB 6 N4024S / J-1149 Planes of Fames, Chino, Ca.
Vampire T11 N920DH / XE920 Vampire Jet Museum, Sioux Falls (airworthy)
Vampire T11 WZ616 Indiana Museum of Military History (Now Closed)
Vampire T11 XD538 / N70877 / ''WD187' Hickory Aviation Museum, N, Carolina
Vampire T 55 N115DH / U-1206 / 'XG775' Velocity Investments (Pierre Wildman), Wilmington (airworthy)
Vampire T 35 N11921 / A79-613 Ogden,Utah (current status?)
Vampire T 35 N11922 / A79-616 San Miguel, Ca
Vampire T.35 N11924 / A79-618 Merle Maine, Ontario Municipal Airport, Oregon (private)
Vampire T 35 N11925 / A79-624 Jet Craft Mystery Jet, Las Vegas (private)
Vampire T 35 N11926 / A79-631 San Miguel, Ca.
Vampire T 35 N11928 / A79-639 Westair Int, Broomfield, Co. (?)
Vampire T 35 N11929 / A79-644 Oklahoma (private) (sold?)
Vampire T 35 N11930 / A79-645 / 'ES930' Lake Air Inc, Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Vampire T 55 N11931 / 4445D / A79-646 / 'RS646' Warbirds of the World Museum, Onamia, Minn.
Vampire T 35 N11932 / A79-654 Pacific Flying Service, Inc, Mercer Island, Wa
Vampire T 55 N23102 / U-1205 Idaho State University
Vampire T 55 N23105 / U-1222 / 'WB188' Ten Air Aircraft Corp, Blaine, Mn. (airworthy)
Vampire FB 50 N2323 / (28326) Inerarmco, Alexandria, Va
Vampire T 35 N35DS / A79-635 Country Club Invest Co, Fairmont, WV
Vampire T 55 N935HW / N835HW / U-1213 Quonset Point Air Museum, Rhode Island.
Vampire T.55 N593RH / U-1226 / HB-RVJ Miami, FL

N173LA may be for sale. It has flown in the US and needs a thorough annual. It has been stored indoors and is in good condition.

According to this site http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nz5721.shtml
FB.5 NZ5776 is at Chino.

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I took the below Vampire photo at the Orange County, California airport circa 1958-59. IIRC, someone there said it was an ex-RCAF ship. Note the second Vampire parked behind.
Does N6885D still exist?

That is a very interesting photograph. I believe that it is former Vampire F 3 VP751 / 17062, which was delivered in April 1949 and served with 421 and 442 (RCAF) Squadrons and placed on the US register (ie. sold) in in March 1958. It seems to have been next recorded at Livermore, California, ca. 1966 - 1968, before being noted derelict at Santa Ana, Calif. in June 1973 and subsequently passed to Letcher & Associates of Lancaster, Calif, the same year. It was stored in a dismantled condition at Mojave ca. 1974 - 1981 and has not been noted since.

saw VP691 about a year ago. it's rough shape, preserved is being generous.

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Thank you gentlemen,

I wonder if anyone has a status or current location of the following:
Vampire T11 WZ616 of the former Indiana Museum of Military History
Vampire T 35 N11921 / A79-613 Ogden,Utah
Vampire T 35 N11928 / A79-639 Westair Int, Broomfield, Co.,
Vampire T 35 N11929 / A79-644 Oklahoma (private) (believed to have been recently sold?)

ps: Moderators - I am not keen on the avatur signature of "Former Lurker"?

Dave,
A few comments on your list:

Vampire FB 6 N4024S / J-1149 Planes of Fames, Chino, Ca.
>> This is J-1129
Vampire T 35 N11926 / A79-631 San Miguel, Ca.
>> this is at Paso Robles MAP (l/n Jan07)
Vampire T 35 N11928 / A79-639 Westair Int, Broomfield, Co. (?)
>> Is at Everett WA with Bill Lamberton (noted 99-Sep12)
Vampire T 35 N11932 / A79-654 Pacific Flying Service, Inc, Mercer Island, Wa
>> Is at Everett WA with Bill Lamberton (noted 99-Sep12)
Vampire T 55 N23102 / U-1205 Idaho State University
>> Was at Ogden UT Oct00-Oct04
Vampire T 55 N935HW / N835HW / U-1213 Quonset Point Air Museum, Rhode Island.
>> To Canada as C-FJRH

Add:
A79-661 FB.31 at Pima Air Museum
17072 F.3 N6878D with Genesee Warbirds, Batavia NY
186 T.55 as “WD186” N4861K, was at Ogden UT
FB.5 NZ5776 with Flying Heritage at Everett WA

Andy Marden
Author: USA Military Out of Service

Hi Andy,

Thank you for the updates, which was of great interest. One small point, is A79-661 a Vampire T 35 and not a FB 31?

How are you on preserved Vampires in Mexico?

Rgds,

Dave

Just as an afterthought: was in Montana last year and was taken around Great Falls ANGAB, Malstrom Museum and Helena ANG.

One Vampire airframe that seems to have slipped through the net is Vampire T.35A A79-824. Location uncertain but last reported Brighton, VA? Can anyone please help?