Title:
de Havilland Vampire FB.Mk 5
Description:
RAF No.112 Sqn 2 TAF, RAF Fassberg, Germany, October 1951
The Vampire was a first-generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate postwar period with Royal Air Force frontline fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom and Germany, followed by further service with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. No. 112 Sq. Royal Air Force was reformed on May 12, 1951, at Fassberg in the then West Germany, equipped with Vampire F.B.5s and moved to Jever in March 1952. The squadron’s ”Egyptian cat” motif appeared on the tails in a white disc. The squadron flew the Vampires until January 1954, when they were replaced by Canadair Sabres.
The Vampire was a first-generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate postwar period with Royal Air Force frontline fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom and Germany, followed by further service with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. No. 112 Sq. Royal Air Force was reformed on May 12, 1951, at Fassberg in the then West Germany, equipped with Vampire F.B.5s and moved to Jever in March 1952. The squadron’s ”Egyptian cat” motif appeared on the tails in a white disc. The squadron flew the Vampires until January 1954, when they were replaced by Canadair Sabres.
Model:
Corgi
Toy Number:
AA37303
Scale:
1:72
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:41:09
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:41:09
