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de Havilland Vampire, D. H. 100

Fighter: A British fighter jet de Havilland Vampire,

History: Prototype Spider Crab, RAF 1943, Vampire 1945. Vampire was the first fighter jet to land on a carrier. The Finnish Air Force acquired six one seated Vampires (D. H. 100 Mk. 52) 1953, (VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-4, VA-5 and VA-6). In 1955-1956 was acruired nine two seated trainers D. H. 115 Mk. 55 (VT-1,VT-2,VT-3,VT-4,VT-5,VT-6,VT-7,VT-8 and VT-9). The de Havilland Vampire D. H. 100 was used only as spare parts, but it was allowed to carry marking VT-7, when put to public display.

It was placed between Koskue preliminary school and the sports field of the school, but lated moved few hundred metres to the north, the north side of the building of the filling station. The Esso filling station of Koskue has been closed and it does not carry any identifiable filling station logos.

Geographical position: N 62°21.418' N 62°21.418', Koskue village of the municipality of Jalasjarvi http://www.jalasjarvi.fi , Tampereentie

Photograph: Canon EOS 350D, Olli-Jukka Paloneva, 3rd July, 2007, paloneva@phnet.fi

References:

VA-2 and VA-6, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, Tikkakoskentie 6, Tikkakoski http://www.k-silmailumuseo.fi/?action=arkisto&RYHMA=7&ID=

VA-7, Koskue village, Jalasjarvi

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