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Photograph P00448.083 Period 1950-1959WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. 1950-01-21. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE A79-1 OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING SHOWN ON THE TARMAC AT RAAF WILLIAMTOWN. THIS WAS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN BUILT VAMPIRE TO ENTER RAAF SERVICE.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
De Havilland DH-100 Vampire MK35A two- seater trainer aircraft A79-831 shown on its delivery flight to Aircraft Research And Development Unit RAAF Laverton.
WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. 1950-01-21. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE A79-1 OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING SHOWN ON THE TARMAC AT RAAF WILLIAMTOWN. THIS WAS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN BUILT VAMPIRE TO ENTER RAAF SERVICE.

CANBERRA, ACT. 1949-04-01. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE JET AIRCRAFT A78-1 AND A78-2 FROM AIRCRAFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT RAAF LAVERTON, VIC BEING FLOWN BY SQUADRON LEADER D.R. CUMING AFC AND SQ

WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. 1949-10. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE A79-1 BEING INSPECTED BY TECHNICAL STAFF OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING AT RAAF WILLIAMTOWN. THIS IS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN BUILT VAMPIRE JET AIRCRAFT TO

DARWIN, NT. 1955-07-12. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE AIRCRAFT OF NO 21 (CITY OF MELBOURNE) SQUADRON BASED AT RAAF LAVERTON VIC SHOWN IN A HANGAR DURING A VISIT FOR EXERCISES IN THE DARWIN AREA.

WYNYARD, TAS. 1950-01-26. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE A79-1 OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF WILLIAMTOWN NSW SHOWN DURING A VISIT TO TASMANIA TO TAKE PART IN AUSTRALIA DAY ACTIVITIES IN THE HOBART AREA. I

WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. 1949-10. DE HAVILLAND DH-100 VAMPIRE A79-1 BEING MADE READY BY ARMAMENT STAFF OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING FOR HARMONISATION AND TESTING OF THE FOUR 20MM CANNONS FITTED TO THE AIRCRAFT.
