The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II. The de ...

Born in 1943 as the DH.100 “Spider Crab,” transformed into the sleek Vampire, this British jet smashed expectations. It was ...

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

However, the country chose to buy the simpler and cheaper De Havilland Vampire jet fighter-bomber, also a British design, the first of which was delivered in 1950. Both these types had straight wings.