List of de Havilland Vampire operators

List of operators of the de Havilland Vampire:

Austria

• Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte

Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force
  • No. 21 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 22 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 23 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 25 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 75 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 76 Squadron RAAF
  • No. 1 Advanced Flying Training School RAAF^[2]
  • No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
  • No. 5 Operational Training Unit RAAF
  • Central Flying School RAAF
• Fleet Air Arm
  • 723 Squadron RAN
  • 724 Squadron RAN

Burma

• Burmese Air Force 1954–1978, 8 x T.55s^[3]

Canada

• Royal Canadian Air Force (operational and air reserve units: 400, 401, 402, 411, 438, 442 squadrons and Central Flying School)
  • No. 421 Squadron RCAF
  • No. 442 Squadron RCAF

Ceylon

• Royal Ceylon Air Force 1954, 3 x T.55s delivered but not used and returned to de Havilland still crated, order for further T.55s and FB.52s cancelled.^[4]

Chile

• Fuerza Aérea de Chile

Congo

Dominican Republic

• Fuerza Aérea de Republica Dominicana operated 25 ex-Swedish F.1s and 17 ex-Swedish FB.50s.

Egypt

• Egyptian Air Force

Finland

• Suomen Ilmavoimat

France

• Armee de l'Air
• Aeronavale

India

• Indian Air Force
• Indian Naval Air Arm

Indonesia

• Indonesian Air Force operated eight T.55s between 1956 and 1963. All aircraft were sold to Indian Air Force in 1963.^[5]
  • 11th Air Squadron^[6]

Iraq

• Iraqi Air Force took delivery of 12 FB.52s fighters and 10 T.55 trainers between 1953 and 1955. These aircraft were affected to No. 5 Squadron.^[7] At least one T.55 was donated to Somalia in 1964.^[8]

Ireland

• Irish Air Corps operated six T.55 trainers between 1956 and 1976

Italy

• Italian Air Force operated 268 Vampire from 1949 until 1960^[9]

Japan

• Japan Air Self-Defense Force received one Vampire T.55 trainer for evaluation in 1955.^[10]

Jordan

• Royal Jordanian Air Force

Katanga

• Katangese Air Force operated two ex-Portuguese T.11s.^[11]

Lebanon

• Lebanese Air Force

Mexico

• Fuerza Aérea Mexicana retired their Vampires in 1967

New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
  • No. 75 Squadron RNZAF

Norway

• Royal Norwegian Air Force
  • No. 336 Squadron RNoAF
  • No. 337 Squadron RNoAF
  • No. 339 Squadron RNoAF
  • Jet Training Wing

Portugal

• Força Aérea Portuguesa Two T.55 trainers.^[12]

Rhodesia

• Rhodesian Air Force / Royal Rhodesian Air Force - No. 2 Squadron operated Vampire FB.9s and T.55s^[13]

 Saudi Arabia

• Royal Saudi Air Force - 15 former Egyptian FB.52s delivered in 1957 and withdrawn in 1958.
  • No. 5 Squadron

Somalia

• Somali Air Force^[8]

South Africa

• South African Air Force

Sweden

• Flygvapnet operated 70 F.1 (designated J 28A); 310 FB.50 (J 28B) and 57 T.55 (J 28C) aircraft.

 Switzerland

• Schweizerische Flugwaffe Kommando der Flieger und Fliegerabwehrtruppen (Flugwaffe)

Syria

• Syrian Air Force

United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force
  • No. 3 Squadron RAF F.1^[14]
  • No. 4 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 5 Squadron RAF F.3, FB.5^[14]
  • No. 6 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 8 Squadron RAF FB.9^[14]
  • No. 11 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 14 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 16 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 20 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 23 Squadron RAF NF.10^[14]
  • No. 25 Squadron RAF NF.10^[14]
  • No. 26 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 28 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 32 Squadron RAF F.3, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 45 Squadron RAF FB.9^[14]
  • No. 54 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5^[14]
  • No. 60 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 67 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 71 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 72 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5^[14]
  • No. 73 Squadron RAF F.3. FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 93 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 94 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 98 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 112 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 118 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 130 Squadron RAF F.1^[14]
  • No. 145 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 151 Squadron RAF NF.10^[14]
  • No. 185 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 213 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 234 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 247 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5^[14]
  • No. 249 Squadron RAF FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 266 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 501 Squadron RAF F.1, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 502 Squadron RAF F.3, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 595 Squadron RAF F.1^[14]
  • No. 601 Squadron RAF F.3^[14]
  • No. 602 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 603 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 604 Squadron RAF F.3^[14]
  • No. 605 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5^[14]
  • No. 607 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 608 Squadron RAF F.1, F.3, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 609 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 612 Squadron RAF FB.5^[14]
  • No. 613 Squadron RAF F.1, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 614 Squadron RAF F.3, FB.5, FB.9^[14]
  • No. 631 Squadron RAF F.1^[14]
  • No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF FB.5 & T.11 (1951–54)^[15]
  • No. 203 Advanced Flying School RAF F.1, FB.5 & FB.9 (1949–54)^[15]
  • No. 206 Advanced Flying School RAF FB.5 (1954)^[16]
  • No. 208 Advanced Flying School RAF F.1, FB.5, FB.9 & T.11 (1951–54)^[16]
  • No. 210 Advanced Flying School RAF FB.5 (1952–54)^[16]
  • No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF F.1, FB.5 & T.11 (1946–50)^[17]
  • No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF F.1, FB.5 & T.11 (1950-?)^[18]
  • No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF FB.5, FB.9 & T.11 (1952–57)^[18]
  • No. 1 Flying Training School RAF T.11 (1955-?)^[19]
  • No. 3 Flying Training School RAF T.11 (1966-?)^[19]
  • No. 4 Flying Training School RAF T.11 (1954-58 & 1960-?)^[20]
  • No. 5 Flying Training School RAF FB.5, FB.9 & T.11 (1954–62)^[20]
  • No. 7 Flying Training School RAF FB.5, FB.9 & T.11 (1954-60 & 1962–66)^[20]
  • No. 8 Flying Training School RAF FB.5 & T.11 (1955–64)^[21]
  • No. 9 Flying Training School RAF FB.5 & T.11 (1954–55)^[21]
  • No. 10 Flying Training School RAF FB.5 & T.11 (1954)^[21]
  • No. 11 Flying Training School RAF T.11 (1954–55)^[21]
  • No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF F.1 & FB.5 (1951)^[22]
  • No. 103 Flying Refresher School RAF F.1 & FB.5 (1951)^[22]
• Central Flying School^{[citation needed]}
• Royal Air Force College F.1, FB.9 T.11^[23]
• Central Air Traffic Control School RAF T.11 ^[24]
• Central Navigation and Control School RAF FB.5, NF.10 & T.11 (1949–50)^[25]
• Fleet Air Arm
  • 700 Naval Air Squadron F.20,^[26] T.22^[27]
  • 702 Naval Air Squadron F.20,^[26] T.22^[27]
  • 703 Naval Air Squadron F.20, F.21^[26]
  • 718 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 724 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 727 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 728 Naval Air Squadron F.20^[26]
  • 736 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 750 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 759 Naval Air Squadron F.20,^[26] T.22^[27]
  • 764 Naval Air Squadron F.20, F.21,^[26] T.22^[27]
  • 766 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 771 Naval Air Squadron F.20, F.21^[26]
  • 781 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 787 Naval Air Squadron F.20^[26]
  • 802 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 806 Naval Air Squadron F.20,^[26] T.22^[27]
  • 808 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 809 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 831 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 890 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 891 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 892 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 893 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 1831 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]
  • 1832 Naval Air Squadron T.22^[27]

Venezuela

• Fuerza Aérea Venezolana

 Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe Air Force - No. 2 Squadron operated Vampire FB.9s and T.55s. They were replaced by BAe Hawks in the 1980s.^[13]