Vampire
Extracted from Temora Aviation Musuem information www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/Vampire.cfm
The Museum's Vampire (Construction No. 4139) was delivered to the RAAF on 22 May 1958 and was put into service with the Central Flying School at East Sale in Victoria. It was subsequently transferred to No. 1 Advance Flying Training School at Pearce in WA. The aircraft served most of its RAAF time in the west until disposed of in January 1970. A79-617 was sold and exported to the USA where after many years of storage it was returned to flying condition and operated privately until purchased by David Lowy in 1998. After being shipped back to Australia the Vampire underwent extensive restoration and repainting before arriving at the Temora Aviation Museum. In February 2001 David Lowy donated the Vampire to the Temora Aviation Museum.
Vampire
Extracted from Temora Aviation Musuem information www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/Vampire.cfm
The Museum's Vampire (Construction No. 4139) was delivered to the RAAF on 22 May 1958 and was put into service with the Central Flying School at East Sale in Victoria. It was subsequently transferred to No. 1 Advance Flying Training School at Pearce in WA. The aircraft served most of its RAAF time in the west until disposed of in January 1970. A79-617 was sold and exported to the USA where after many years of storage it was returned to flying condition and operated privately until purchased by David Lowy in 1998. After being shipped back to Australia the Vampire underwent extensive restoration and repainting before arriving at the Temora Aviation Museum. In February 2001 David Lowy donated the Vampire to the Temora Aviation Museum.