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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-112 Venom
    Latest Model:Venom FB.1R
    Last Military Serial:J-1632 SwiAF
    Construction Number:842
    Last Civil Registration:G-VNOM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Venom FB.1R sn J-1632...
    Latest Owner or Location:de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre / Mosquito Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire / Herts, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Venom FB.1R.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-1632.

    5 July 1984

    Ferry flight.
    Moved from Dubendorf AB to Cranfield.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-VNOM.

    From 13 July 1984 to 25 March 1991

    To Vintage Aircraft Team/Alexander Sandy Topen, Watford keeping c/r G-VNOM.

    25 March 1991

    Civil registration, G-VNOM, cancelled.

    From 21 May 1991 to 1 November 1996

    To Alexander Sandy Topen, Watford keeping c/r G-VNOM.

    From 1 November 1996 to 20 April 1999

    To de Havilland Aviation Ltd, Brynmenyn, Bridgend keeping c/r G-VNOM.

    From By 1998 to By 2002

    Placed in storage at Cranfield. Used as a parts source.

    From 20 April 1999 to 11 June 2002

    To Timothy John Manna, Newsells Village, Barkway, Royston keeping c/r G-VNOM.

    23 July 2002

    To Timothy John Manna, Old Warden, Biggleswade keeping c/r G-VNOM.

    To de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire/Herts, England.
    Only the fuselage is preserved with the museum.
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    2009


    Photographer: Andy West


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society

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    Mike Henniger

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