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Vampire installed at base

PA Hamilton The Royal New Zealand Air Force base, Te Rapa, now officially has a Vamgire — but not the ghoulish It is a three-tonne Mark 5 Vampire jet which was hoisted on a plinth inside the base entrance on Tuesday. Hundreds bf hours were spent by a team of restorers on the Vampire, “unearthed” at Woodbourne R.N.Z.A.F. base, Blenheim. The Vampire was the first jet aircraft in the R.N.Z.A.F.

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Press, 26 July 1984, Page 3

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Vampire installed at base Press, 26 July 1984, Page 3

Vampire installed at base Press, 26 July 1984, Page 3