597

 XG743

de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22

Dismantled.

Ordered under MoS Contract No: 6/Acft/10521/cb.7(a) for Royal Navy. Built at Christchurch 1954 and ready for delivery 21.10.54 for Flight Refuelling at Tarrant Rushton. To RDU Stretton 19.11.54. To 764 Sqdn Ford 4.2.55. To de Havilland Chester 24.9.56 for mods and then to AHS Lossiemouth 16.1.57. To 736 Sqdn Lossiemouth (Coded 597/LM) 26.2.57. To 766 Sqdn Merryfield 27.9.57. To RNAY Belfast 5.2.58. To AHU Abbotsinch 12.6.58. To AHU Brawdy 9.7.59. Loaned to Stn Flight Brawdy/804 Sqdn 4.9.59. Returned to AHU Brawdy for storage. To RNAY Belfast for mods 10.11.60. To AHU Brawdy 16.2.61 for further storage. To MoD/Air Fleet 9.5.63 for use as chase aircraft for Buccaneer S.2A XK526 trials. To Shorts Belfast 19.6.63 for storage. To Stn Flight Brawdy 3.11.65. To NARIU Brawdy 23.5.66 for mods. Returned to Stn Flight 21.11.66. To NARIU Brawdy again 12.9.67 for removal of trial installation. To A&AEE Boscombe Down 11.3.68. Returned to NARIU 10.4.68 and to Stn Flight Brawdy 24.7.68. To 5 MU 2.11.70. Roaded to IWM Duxford 15.6.72 still wearing Brawdy Code 798/BY. SOC 4.12.72. Loaned to Wymondham College Aircraft Restoration Group 6.93 and returned.