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Keith Meggs, DFM, AAM

Keith Meggs: A Man and his Machines

P/O K.R. Meggs
DFM., AAM.

78 Wing RAAF, Malta, 1952

Photographer: Sgt. Gerry Sebastian, courtesy of Keith Meggs




The Machines

de Havilland Vampire

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de Havilland Vampire (A78-1)

A78-1 was one of the three Vampires sent from England for familiarisation before Australian production started

http://www.defence.gov.au/ardu/history.htm


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de Havilland Vampire 3view (generic)


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de Havilland Vampire (A79-308)

photo courtesy Keith Meggs


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de Havilland Vampire (A79-674)

Laverton RAAF Air Base, Victoria, Australia

photo courtesy Keith Meggs


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de Havilland Vampire (A79-737)

Laverton RAAF Air Base, Victoria, Australia

photo courtesy Keith Meggs


The following images are initially posted no particular order with date, location and citation details tba. These are still being researched with the help of ex Mustang, Meteor, Sabre and Vampire pilot Keith Meggs, Tony Lyons and others (Ed.)


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de Havilland Vampires over Malta

date, location and citation tba.

http://www.chariot.net.au/~theburfs/images


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de Havilland Vampires

de Havilland Vampires of No 2 Operational Training Unit RAAF Williamtown fly in "77" formation over Newcastle N.S.W., to welcome 77 Squadron back to Australia after operational service in Korea, 1954. (Donor: R.C. (Dick) Creswell)

Australian War Memorial, P1254/162/100


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de Havilland Vampire

date, location and citation tba.


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de Havilland Vampire

State Library of Victoria., Library Record Number: 1151169, Accession Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Number: H98.100/4310


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de Havilland Vampires

Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), State Library of Victoria., Library Record Number: 1151180, Accession Number: H98.100/4313


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'Jets (de Havilland Vampires), to fly Atlantic on Goodwill Tour'

Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), State Library of Victoria, Library Record Number: 1151171, Accession Number: H98.100/4312


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de Havilland Vampire

also available as a 1000 pixel image

http://www.inn.nl/_~menace/


Further reading


The History of Hawker de Havilland
http://www.tenix.com.au/corporate/history_hawkerdh.html

Vampires and Sea Venoms in Australia
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~cask/Vamps.html

Project Vampire
http://acme.herts.ac.uk/vampire/Gallery/Gallery_links.htm

Donselar, Annette, (Ed.), compiled by Wayne Brown, Andrew Cork, Colin Faggo Swift To Destroy - An illustrated History of 77 Squadron RAAF, 1942 - 1986 ; Norman Morris Printers ; Newcastle, Australia, 1986

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Pentland Geoffrey, Malone Peter : Aircraft of the RAAF 1921-71 - Jubilee Issue ; Melbourne: Kookaburra Technical Publications, 1971

Stephens, Alan. Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force 1946-1971. Canberra: AGPG Press, 1995


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