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Speyer – Technikmuseum Speyer – De Havilland Vampire Schweizer Luftwaffe J-1081
Image by Daniel Mennerich
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet fighter created and manufactured by de Havilland. Obtaining been developed throughout the Second Planet War to harness the newly created jet engine, the Vampire entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945. It was the second jet fighter, following the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF and its very first to be powered by a single jet engine.
The RAF utilized the Vampire as a front line fighter until 1953 ahead of it assumed secondary roles such as pilot instruction. It was retired by the RAF in 1966, replaced by the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. It accomplished several aviation firsts and records, like getting the initial jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire had several export sales and was operated by various air forces. It participated in subsequent conflicts such as the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War.
Virtually three,300 Vampires had been manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. The Royal Navy’s 1st jet fighter was the Sea Vampire, a navalised variant which was operated from its aircraft carriers. The Vampire was created into the DH.115 dual-seat trainer and the much more advanced DH.112 Venom ground-attack and night fighter.
Chantilly VA – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 01
Image by Daniel Mennerich
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that initial flew in 1938. The P-40 style was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced improvement time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational service. The Warhawk was employed by the air forces of 28 nations, including those of most Allied powers for the duration of World War II, and remained in front line service until the end of the war. It was the third most-developed American fighter, soon after the P-51 and P-47 by November 1944, when production of the P-40 ceased, 13,738 had been built, all at Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s major production facilities at Buffalo, New York.
Donald S. Lopez, Sr. ( July 15, 1923 — March three, 2008) was a former U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fighter and test pilot and until his death the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Chantilly VA – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 02
Image by Daniel Mennerich
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that initial flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the earlier Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced improvement time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational service. The Warhawk was employed by the air forces of 28 nations, including these of most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in front line service till the end of the war. It was the third most-produced American fighter, soon after the P-51 and P-47 by November 1944, when production of the P-40 ceased, 13,738 had been constructed, all at Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s primary production facilities at Buffalo, New York.
Donald S. Lopez, Sr. ( July 15, 1923 — March three, 2008) was a former U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fighter and test pilot and until his death the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
