de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Family
The de Havilland Vampire was Britain's first production jet fighter and one of the earliest jet aircraft to achieve broad international service. Its compact twin-boom, composite pod-and-boom layout evolved from the DH.100 prototype into fighter, fighter-bomber, night-fighter, reconnaissance, naval, and two-seat trainer variants operated by the Royal Air Force and air forces across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DH.100Spider CrabVampire F.1Vampire FB.6
- Family Name
- de Havilland Vampire
- Full Name
- de Havilland DH.100 Vampire Family
- Roles
- militarytrainerexperimental
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The de Havilland Vampire was Britain's first production jet fighter and one of the earliest jet aircraft to achieve broad international service. Its compact twin-boom, composite pod-and-boom layout evolved from the DH.100 prototype into fighter, fighter-bomber, night-fighter, reconnaissance, naval, and two-seat trainer variants operated by the Royal Air Force and air forces across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
- First Flight Year
- 1,943
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One de Havilland Goblin family turbojet in the Vampire central fuselage pod; exact Goblin mark remains unresolved.
- Name
- de Havilland Vampire de Havilland Goblin installation
- Notes
- RAF Museum and de Havilland Museum evidence identify Goblin power for the DH.100/Vampire family; the canonical family-level Goblin node is linked without inferring a specific Goblin II/III or licensed-production mark.
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:00:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:55:08 UTC