de Havilland Venom

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The de Havilland Venom is a British post–World War II single-engine jet fighter-bomber developed as an improved successor to the Vampire, featuring a thinner wing and enhanced performance for ground-attack and fighter roles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet fighter-bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
single-engine jet aircraft ⓘ
armament bombs ⓘ
four 20 mm Hispano cannon ⓘ
rockets ⓘ
conflict Malayan Emergency ⓘ
Mau Mau Uprising ⓘ
Suez Crisis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designFeature ejection seat ⓘ
pressurized cockpit ⓘ
thinner wing than de Havilland Vampire ⓘ
developedFrom de Havilland Vampire ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Royal Air Force ⓘ
era post–World War II ⓘ
firstFlight 1949-07-02 ⓘ
introduced 1952 ⓘ
manufacturer de Havilland ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 640 mph ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operatorRole carrier-based fighter (Sea Venom) ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
night fighter ⓘ
powerplant de Havilland Ghost turbojet ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
retiredFromRAF 1962 ⓘ
role fighter-bomber ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 39,000 ft ⓘ
successorTo de Havilland Vampire ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin-boom tail ⓘ
usedBy Iraqi Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Swedish Air Force ⓘ
Swiss Air Force ⓘ
Venezuelan Air Force ⓘ
variant Sea Venom ⓘ
Venom FB 1 ⓘ
Venom FB 4 ⓘ
Venom NF 2 ⓘ
Venom NF 3 ⓘ
linked to: Venom NF 2
wingConfiguration straight wing ⓘ

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Rolls-Royce Nene → usedIn → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Nene engine
No. 54 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
de Havilland Aircraft Company → notableWork → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
de Havilland Vampire → successor → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
RAF Germany → operatedAircraft → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
de Havilland Goblin → usedInAircraft → de Havilland Venom (early prototypes) ⓘ
linked to: de Havilland Venom
No. 23 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
No. 45 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
de Havilland Sea Venom → developedFrom → de Havilland Venom ⓘ
RAF Laarbruch → basedAircraftType → de Havilland Venom ⓘ