Corgi DH Vampire FB.9 - No.28 Squadron, RAF Far East Air Force, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, late 1955. AA37302

REF:AA37302   Scale 1:72  Wingspan 160mm  Limited Edition   New Release  New Tooling

The Vampire line came to an end with the Vampire FB.Mk 9, an air-conditioned version of the FB.Mk 5. All told, 1900 single-seat Vampires were built by December 1953 when production ceased. The old jets flew on however, with several remaining in active service in Switzerland until 1990.In May 1949,No.28 Squadron, RAF, returned to Burma as part of the permanent defence force before transferring to Hong Kong in light of the situation in China. February 1951 saw Vampires arrive and the squadron on the move again, this time to Sek Kong where it remained for three years before returning to Kai Tak and receiving Venoms. Today No.28 Squadron flies Merlin helicopters from RAF Benson, Oxon. Available from the die-cast-collector website.