[ex_RAAF_Elecfitter]

I'd love to fly the Vampire too. I'm just curious about the time frame you're in to. This is a WWII simulator!!

The prototypes first flight was on 20 September 1943. Ironically the first Vampire flight had been delayed because the sole remaining engine was sent to Lockheed to replace one destroyed in ground engine runs in the prototype XP-80. Bloody Yanks! The production Vampire Mk I flew in April 1945. That was still considered WWII when I went to school, well PTO anyway. Still, the current version is a what if 1946 time frame isnt it? So why not the Vampire? Pilots who flew them that I spoke to have all said it was great to fly, and they preferred it to the Meteor.