Vampire Mk9
Trumpeter
- Subject:
De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB Mk.9
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 502 (County of Ulster) Sqn. WR128
1955 Cold War - RAF Aldergrove
Silver, Dark Green, Dark Sea grey- Scale:
- 1:48
- Status:
- Completed
- Started:
- August 28, 2016
- Completed:
- September 15, 2016
- Time spent:
- 2 Weeks 4 Days
The de Havilland Vampire is 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, when it was given secondary roles such as pilot training, although 103 Flying Refresher School had them deployed in that role from 1951. 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 conflicts including the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War.
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