Legends 16 by debbielove
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Greetings Folks,
Welcome to the return of Legends and here is a real Jet Legend..
Over 80 of these are still airworthy at present around the world, (though not all flying at present)..
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by de Havilland. Having been developed during the Second World War to harness the newly developed jet engine, the Vampire entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945. It was the second jet fighter, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF and its first to be powered by a single jet engine.
The RAF used the Vampire as a front line fighter until 1953 before it assumed secondary roles such as pilot training. It was retired by the RAF in 1966, replaced by the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. It achieved several aviation firsts and records, including being the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire had many export sales and was operated by various air forces. It participated in subsequent conflicts such as the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War.
Almost 3,300 Vampires were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. The Royal Navy's first jet fighter was the Sea Vampire, a navalised variant which was operated from its aircraft carriers. The Vampire was developed into the DH.115 dual-seat trainer and the more advanced DH.112 Venom ground-attack and night fighter.
This is a Vampire T.11 flown and preserved by the U.K. Vampire Preservation Group..
I believe it going to appear at the Duxford show next moth along with another and a Hunter and 3 Gnats!
Hope you enjoy, this was taken at a RAF Waddington Show..
Rob
Comments (17)
taliesin86001
Great photo! I can take the rest of the day off now, I've already learned something new!
Faemike55
Very cool capture of this one the information is great
neiwil
Great catch, great info and a truly great plane.....keep 'em coming, I'm loving this series....
ichtvan
Great shot !!! Fantastic colors.
bebopdlx
What a cool looking plane.
Greywolf44
Still a very cool looking 1st generation jet. Nice capture.
Cyve
Marvelous old jet and fantastic capture !!!
jayfar
This brings back childhood memories - used to see them flying around all the time . Love the shot Rob.
Buffalo1
Wonderful view!
blinkings
I have nice one near me!
goodoleboy
3,300 built? Since it didn't get much media press in the USA I didn't know there were that many manufactured. I like that quasi P-38 tail boom design. Thanks for this wonderful foto and history of a cool jet that I had completely forgotten about, mate.
magnus073
Nice work on another truly amazing capture, Rob.
Darkwish
Very well done!
Tamarrion
Fantastic to see one flying! There's a non-flying one owned by the folks that own & operate our Lancaster, I've see it up close and am always amazed how tiny it is! If I recall my facts right, Capt. Eric Brown did "non-arrested" carrier trials in a modified Vampire. Rather than landing on its wheels and snagging a cable, the idea was to "belly land" on a VERY large mattress! The intent was to eliminate all the heavy, special gear a plane needed to operate from a carrier.
RodS
Indeed a classic aircraft - and you got a great shot of her, Rob!
flavia49
excellent
tigertim
Wampire!!... classic shot!