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de Havilland
D.H.100 Vampire
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The
de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire was the United Kingdom's first
single-jet fighter, the prototype first being flown in 1943.
The Vampire was also produced in a ground attack
version. Over 1,900 Vampires were produced in the UK.
License production contracts were arranged in
Australia, Italy (Macchi), Switzerland and France (SNCASE). In
addition to these countries, Vampires were flown by the air forces
of Austria, Burma, Chile, Canada, Egypt, Finland, India, Indonesia,
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Rhodesia,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Venezuela.
The Fuerza Aérea Mexicana flew the Vampire from
1959 - 1967 (info from Herminio Pimentel) |
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(D.H.100 FB.Mk 6) |
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 | Type: Fighter |
| Engines: one 3,350 lb (1520 kg)
thrust D.H. Goblin 3 turbojet |
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| D.H.100: Basic fighter version |
| D.H.113: two-seat (tandem) night
fighter version |
| D.H.115: two-seat (side-by-side) trainer
version |
| SE 535 Mistral: SNCASE/Sud-Est built
version |
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updated 09 February 2008
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