Designed during World War 2, the de Havilland Vampire would go on to become a strange looking but effective single engine jet ...

Introduction of Jet Power The introduction of jet aircraft during World War II marked a major turning point in aviation ...

One of the airplanes belongs to EAA's collection, with the other is on loan from its owner until AirVenture 2025, when the plane will participate in air shows.

An extra special flight test of a Vampire T.11 built in 1952; the last T.11 flying in the world & the last RAF Vampire still flying Have you been to England’s de Havilland museum yet? If not, you need ...

He also learnt to fly and did his national service in the Royal Air Force, where he flew fighters such as a single-seater version of the de Havilland Vampire. The reporter Impressing Reuters ...

LONDON — British novelist Frederick Forsyth, who authored best-selling thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal and The Dogs of War, has died aged 86, his publisher said. A former correspondent ...

He went to Tonbridge School, one of England's ancient fee-paying schools, and learned Russian from two emigre Georgian princesses in Paris. He added Spanish by the age of 18. He also learned to fly ...

Drawing on their interwar know-how of the highly advanced DH. 88 Comet and Albatross, de Havilland created the phenomenal Mosquito combat aircraft. Also, de Havilland flew the Vampire jet-powered ...

One of these is the aircraft pictured above, called the De Havilland Vampire. This is another fighter created during World War II, which was built by de Havilland Aviation.

A total of six Magisters served in the Irish Air Corps, serving as replacements for the British-made De Havilland Vampire T.55.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’s 23 Squadron has successfully restored a 1950s de Havilland Vampire aircraft. This is the first aircraft that the squadron has acquired after a 65-year break ...

Members, aerospace professionals and aviation enthusiasts are invited to the Christchurch Branch's lecture, which will focus on "The Wooden Wonder: the development of the de Havilland Mosquito".