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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-100/115 Vampire
    Latest Model:Vampire T.55
    Last Military Serial:U-1230 SwiAF
    Construction Number:990
    Last Civil Registration:LN-DHZ
    Compressed ID:F+W Vampire T.55 sn U-1230 SwiAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Martin Thu Tesli

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Vampire T.55 by F+W at Emmen, Switzerland.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WZ589.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n U-1230.

    From 5 September 1991 to 9 December 2005

    To Lindsay Wood Promotions Ltd with new c/r G-DHZZ.

    30 August 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Great Warbirds Airshow, Wroughton, UK, 1993

    9 December 2005

    To Kenneth Aarkvisla, Hokksund, Norway keeping c/r G-DHZZ.

    19 April 2007

    Civil registration, G-DHZZ, cancelled.

    23 April 2007

    To Kenneth Oskar Aarkvisla, Gressbaneveien 21 3300 HOKKSUND Norge with new c/r LN-DHZ.

    To Source Classic Jet Flight, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
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    2 September 2011


    Photographer: Keith Parkinson
    Notes: At Duxford, UK as LN-DHZ

    15 April 2014

    To Mette Marianne, Aarkvisla keeping c/r LN-DHZ.

    24 May 2018

    To Martin Thu Tesli keeping c/r LN-DHZ.
    Markings added: WZ447

    16 July 2018


    Photographer: Mike Ward
    Notes: taken at 2018 RIAT at Fairford
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