Photo Archive N°8 - De HAVILLAND Vampire

Andrew Thomas is an authority on RAF Squadrons and their histories and, having served in the RAF throughout his working life, has an intimate understanding of the subject.  
When we first looked at doing the Vampire in this series, we quickly realised that there wasn’t too much point in concentrating on the technical details of what was a very simple aircraft.  Instead, it seemed to make sense to focus on the operational side so it was clear that Andrew was the man to approach.  Using a combination of his and our photo libraries, we have managed to find photos to illustrate every RAF Squadron that flew the Vampire, plus we’ve got a good sized section to cover overseas use of this early jet fighter.  We’ve selected profiles to cover various camouflage and marking variants and have also included colour examples of squadron bars where appropriate.
We do hope you enjoy our first venture into the jet-age in this series, if it proves popular there are certainly several further subjects that we could cover in the future.