Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Airman strapping a No. 75 Squadron pilot into his Vampire cockpit.

Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Airman and a pilot in the cockpit of a No. 75 Squadron Vampire.

Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Airmen fueling No. 75 Squadron Vampire NZ5710.

Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Airman fueling No. 75 Squadron Vampire NZ5710.

Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. No. 75 Squadron Vampire NZ5770 being marshaled to a stop with NZ5765 in the background.

Exercise Fitrac/Cartif at Rotorua airport. Camp area with No. 75 Squadron Vampires (including NZ5754) in the foreground. In the background is a Dakota, Bristol Freighter, Harvard NZ1015, an Auster and many vehicles..

Leading Aircraftman Wright working on a Vampire at RNZAF Station Ohakea.

3/4 front view of Vampire NZ5729 on the tarmac at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Mosquito TA383 (later NZ2393) in the background.

Vampire NZ5727 'warms up' at RNZAF Station Ohakea.

A line-up of Vampires and Harvards at RNZAF Station Ohakea. L-R: unknown, NZ1041, NZ1063, NZ5729, NZ5724, NZ5721, NZ5726. See DM3-51 for a view from the other end of the line up.

A line-up of Vampires and Harvards at RNZAF Station Ohakea. L-R: unknown, NZ1041, NZ1063, NZ5729,NZ5724, NZ5721, NZ5726. See DM11-51 for a view from the other end of the line up.

RNZAF display, at the Wellington Winter Show.

Open Day at RNZAF Station Wigram. Vampire NZ5724 flying low over the airfield.

Open Day at RNZAF Station Wigram. Vampire NZ5734 and a Bristol Freighter on the tarmac.

Wheeling away No. 14 Squadron Vampire NZ5767, flown by Flying Officer Rhodes, after a nose wheel failure on landing at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Examining No. 14 Squadron Vampire NZ5767, flown by Flying Officer Rhodes, after a nose wheel failure on landing at RNZAF Station Whenuapai.

Image from the Frances Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection. Two members of No. 3 Squadron, Territorial Air Force, in the cockpit of a Vampire at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Handwritten on the album page "Ohakea 1956" "Mike Palmer and 'Tubby' Calder." Original RNZAF negative number OhG5207-56.

Image from the Frances Cameron Eichbaum personal album collection. FC Eichbaum working on a No. 3 Squadron, Territorial Air Force Vampire at RNZAF Station Ohakea. Handwritten on the album page "Ohakea 1956" Minor Inspection. Vampire Mk 52." Original "RNZAF negative number OhG5213-56

No. 14 Squadron ground crew refueling a squadron Vampire from a Bedford fuel tanker. RAF Station Nicosia, Cyprus.

No. 14 Squadron personnel with a squadron Vampire 'Cupid' at RAF Station Nicosia, Cyprus. L-R: In Front; Corporal JW Borlase, Leading Aircraftman Herman.

The Prime Minister, The Right Honourable SG Holland (right), being explained the 'Tanganyika' symbol on a No. 14 Squadron Vampire. RAF Station Nicosia.

No. 14 Squadron pilots with the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable SG Holland (5th from left), at RAF Station Nicosia, Cyprus.

No. 14 Squadron armourer, Aircraftman Ramage, arming the machine guns on a squadron Vampire at RAF Station Abu Suier, Egypt.

No. 14 Squadron armourer, Aircraftman K Libline, loading ammunition into a squadron Vampire at RAF Station Abu Suier, Egypt.

No. 14 Squadron armourers preparing rockets to be loaded onto Vampire WP998. RAF Station Abu Suier, Egypt. L-R: Aircraftman 1 K Libline, Corporal Henderson, Leading Aircraftman Lineham.