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Post by corsair67 on Jul 29, 2006 19:16:06 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jul 30, 2006 8:24:56 GMT 12
NZ5776 - Sold by GSB tender #3132 closing 28May73 to K C Jacobs 3Jul73, to Yesterdays Air Force of USA, at Museum of Flight, Seattle, for restoration 1997
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Post by Bruce on Jul 30, 2006 10:20:12 GMT 12
Hmm, that would make it (probably) the example Ken Jacobs had stored at Ardmore (the wings were outside near where "Aero Tech" is today) when I was working up there in the early 1990s.
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 31, 2006 20:31:40 GMT 12
Thanks for that information. Seems funny seeing an English designed/built aircraft being restored by Americans, as they don't normally seem that way inclined.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 31, 2006 21:26:54 GMT 12
There are surprisingly quite a few British designed aircraft flying in the USA. Spitfires, Hurricanes, Gnats, Fireflies, etc. Sadly a Hunter was lost a few weeks ago with the pilot too.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jul 31, 2006 22:19:18 GMT 12
An interesting side issue on this - if you go to the airliners.net link above and click on the 'More Vampire' hyperlink, five Vampire photographs are listed on this site.
One of these puports to be NZ5755 taken in Australia in November 2004.
This is rather surprising, as this aircraft is said to be in storage with T Packer at Christchurch since 1973. I can find no mention of it going overseas!
Does anyone know of such a sale of this Vampire, or is it some other airframe painted up in NZ5755 colours?
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 31, 2006 22:32:58 GMT 12
I remember seeing Teds Vampire tucked down the back of his garage dismantled, that was in the mid eighties. He was telling me then that he had her for sale. I remember she had the "Yellow Hammers" logo on the nacelle pod, and was in excellent condition.
He was showing me the Mossie bits he had been restoring and had done a beautiful job.
Ted is a really nice bloke from memory.
Hope this helps some
Anthony
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2006 23:38:28 GMT 12
Just resurecting this old thread - Anthony, can you please describe the Yellow Hammers logo you mention?
I know they were an RNZAF Vampire display team, but I'm having trouble with the team as some sources say it belonged to No. 75 Squadron, and others say it was a No. 14 Squadron team. Did it serve with both squadrons?
Did you happen to take any photos of the aircraft and logo mentioned?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2006 23:48:35 GMT 12
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