Delivered 25 January 1952. With No.219 Squadron
RAF.
To No.14 Squadron, Nicosia, Cyprus in October 1952.
Aircraft hired from RAF and stationed in Cyprus 1952-1955 as part
of the Middle East Air Force and used for instrument flying
practice.
Coded "Z".
Squadron strength of 2 aircraft initially until WH206 was replaced
by Vampire T.11 WZ516.
Returned to RAF in November 1953 with No.6 Maintenance Command
Communications Squadron and then to Station Flight Khormaksar.
Ran out of fuel and abandoned near Mogadishu, Somaliland on 20
January 1959.
WL400
?
Delivered 02 July 1952.
To No.14 Squadron, Nicosia, Cyprus in October 1952.
Aircraft hired from RAF and stationed in Cyprus 1952-1955 as part
of the Middle East Air Force and used for instrument flying
practice.
Coded "Y".
Squadron strength of 2 aircraft initially until WH206 was replaced
by Vampire T.11.
Returned to RAF with Instrument Training Flight, Nicosia in March
1955 and then to Communications Flight Levant.
SOC with RAF on 28 May 1957.
Author:
Ivan Prince (Updated by Brendan Cowan)
Sources: RAF
Aircraft WA100-WZ999 by James Halley. AHSNZ Journals 1967.
Emails: Martin
Edwards, Brendan Cowan,
Updated
28 January 2014
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