Marty_d Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Looks like Dareton Men's shed is the place to be. Not only have they restored a CA-47 Sabre, they've now been given truckloads of 3 Vampire parts to restore a Vampire to static display. De Havilland Vampire Mk35A jet fighter to be restored by Dareton Men's Shed - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU A former RAAF jet fighter will be rebuilt by an amateur team of restorers in the second such project for a south-west New South... 2 1
facthunter Posted October 19 Posted October 19 There was quite a few Vampires sitting around at one time in varied states of decay. They use a bit of runway to get airborne. Nev 1
onetrack Posted October 19 Posted October 19 I think my first experience of seeing a jet fighter, was having the Vampires from Pearce air base (W.A.) roaring over our farm at low altitude in pairs, when I was about 6 (1955). They were pretty impressive to a 6 yr old. 3
facthunter Posted October 19 Posted October 19 A were a Lot of them at Williamtown RAAF Base before the Sabres and a few RNAC Pilots had a fly of them. No particular Vices and no Swing on take off. Not a lot of Endurance. Goblin Motor. Centrifugal compressor Low thrust and doesn't stall. Nev 1
skippydiesel Posted October 20 Posted October 20 Restore? Sort of. Display condition only. Still an impressive effort😈 1
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