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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-100/115 Vampire
    Latest Model:Vampire FB.6
    Last Military Serial:J-1197 SwiAF
    Construction Number:706
    Last Civil Registration:HB-RVN
    Latest Owner or Location:Fliegermuseum (Swiss Flying Museum), Altenrhein Airport, Altenrhein, Saint Gallen

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Vampire FB.6.

    22 November 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-1197.

    1 April 1991

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Swiss Air Force.

    10 August 1993

    To Eric Chardonnens, Lutry, Switzerland with new c/r HB-RVN.

    28 September 2012


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: At Luxeuil, France

    1 April 2018


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Altenrhein, Switzerland

    Based at Fliegermuseum (Swiss Flying Museum), Altenrhein Airport, Altenrhein, Saint Gallen.
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    John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher

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