De Havilland Vampire. by kgb224
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Havilland vampire in the sky. Waterkloof air show series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served with front line RAF squadrons until 1955 and continued in use as a trainer until 1966. The Vampire also served with many air forces worldwide, setting aviation firsts and records.
Almost 3,300 Vampires were built, a quarter of them under licence in other countries. The Vampire design was also developed into the de Havilland Venom fighter-bomber as well as naval Sea Vampire variants.
Blessed day. God Bless.
Comments (13)
biggerhammer
Excellent shot. Frederick Forsyth wrote a book called 'The Shepherd' which was about a pilot and his Vampire.
ysvry
great foto.
Briney
The werewolves are sure in trouble now... !!! Excellent piece of aviation "Halloween" ;-) A prolonged World War Two would have been a very scary place ... jets all over the sky.
blinkings
Great shot. Powered by a De Havilland Goblin 35 Turbojet, the Vampire was capable of 866kmh.
durleybeachbum
A shame all these planes were built to kill. Great shot.
whaleman
Never expected to see one of these flying!
geoffwoods
i'm amazed at how some of these designs fly thanks for sharing mat God bless.
PSDuck
Love these old planes. Great photo!
jayfar
I remember these jets very well, they were stationed at a base in Somerset, UK quite near which had Meteors too.
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful photo , my friend ! Great series ! Have a good sunday !
p825979
Lovely image. I'm a fan of the twin tailed airctaft.
BIPOLARTWO
another great image with terrific detail zoomed
cfulton
Very good shot, Christo. Rhodesia operated Vampires until the end of the bush war in 1979. After 30 years service, they were the last Vampires used on operations anywhere in the world. South Africa also used theirs for training purposes until 1979. Clive