Thank you! As a very interested child, (father was a pilot), I remember seeing on a regular basis, a partially dismantled Vampire sitting in the “Glider Hanger” at the Tocumwal aerodrome, which was part of the enormous ex WW2 USAAF McIntyre airfield in southern New South Wales, (NSW,) Australia, it was close to home, during the late 1970s to early and mid 1980s, . As a young boy I was filled with fascination and wonderment of this static, pioneer jet fighter, PaulB
As a kid in Feilding (and, yes, that is the correct spelling) we used to see these flying out of Ohakea Air force Base. They also had Canberra bombers, Harvard trainers, and, I think, Mustangs amongst the other aircraft we saw regularly...
sweet!!! little jet p-38's i want to own a p-38 i think i was a pilot of one in a former life, i knew what they were called when i was 5 years old and didn't know anything about airplanes then, the first time i saw a picture of the cockpit i knew it like the back of my hand
Wonderful video. One of my favorite jets with such amazing sound from the turbojet engine. Also love the detailed notes, great job and thanks for sharing!
Do those ejector seats still work? I ask because I recall the commentator at Classic Fighters Omaka 2015, when a Strikemaster was displaying, saying that regulations require that the ejector seats be disabled.
Yes great aircraft , I sat in one at air 57/58 on a display ...at Ohakea ...
In the 70/71 they buzzed around valleys and lakes of Suisse awesome ...
That whistle they make is so unique :) heard it years ago at an airshow :)
Thank you! As a very interested child, (father was a pilot), I remember seeing on a regular basis, a partially dismantled Vampire sitting in the “Glider Hanger” at the Tocumwal aerodrome, which was part of the enormous ex WW2 USAAF McIntyre airfield in southern New South Wales, (NSW,) Australia, it was close to home, during the late 1970s to early and mid 1980s, . As a young boy I was filled with fascination and wonderment of this static, pioneer jet fighter, PaulB
Fantastic!... there is a Vampire at Southward Car Museum near Wgtn.. thanks mate! 👍🇳🇿✈️
You can almost see a little bit of Mosquito in the Vampires's 'face'! Always admired de Havilland's aircraft.
As a kid in Feilding (and, yes, that is the correct spelling) we used to see these flying out of Ohakea Air force Base. They also had Canberra bombers, Harvard trainers, and, I think, Mustangs amongst the other aircraft we saw regularly...
A lovely aircraft , and a brilliant display,
sweet!!! little jet p-38's i want to own a p-38 i think i was a pilot of one in a former life, i knew what they were called when i was 5 years old and didn't know anything about airplanes then, the first time i saw a picture of the cockpit i knew it like the back of my hand
Wonderful video. One of my favorite jets with such amazing sound from the turbojet engine. Also love the detailed notes, great job and thanks for sharing!
WOW!
Just, WOW!
I always thought that the fins looked too small for that big fat bubble-pod. The big sister, the Sea Vixen was better balanced, visually.
Kind of rare!
Aeronave espetacular !
Do those ejector seats still work? I ask because I recall the commentator at Classic Fighters Omaka 2015, when a Strikemaster was displaying, saying that regulations require that the ejector seats be disabled.
Correct -- the ejector seats on the Vampire are also disabled.
@@historicalmachines Difficult to bail out of, then.
pyro?
Fix it & finish it.
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