The de Havilland Vampire fighter jet successfully landed on the HMS Ocean aircraft carrier in December 1945. See photos of the historic flight.

The de Havilland Sea Vampire was the first jet-powered plane to land on an aircraft carrier. The Vampire Mk II aircraft model has been preserved at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.

Built in 1958 by F+W Emmen in collaboration with de Havilland Switzerland, this two-seat jet trainer was one of 39 Vampire T.55 aircraft used by the Swiss Air Force, with nine of the final batch ...

I caught the arrival of the legendary de Havilland Vampire jet at RIAT 2024 - and seeing this classic in motion was like stepping back in time. In this video, I share the moment it touched down ...

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.

Today is Sunday, but the third-party add-on industry for Microsoft Flight Simulator isn’t slowing down, delivering a new release and new reveals. We start with the launch of the de Havilland ...

Travolta, 69, was in London last week for the premiere of the film, which is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella about a young pilot who attempts to safely land his de Havilland Vampire ...

Shortly into the journey, his de Havilland Vampire jet suffers total electrical failure, leaving Freddie facing almost certain death. Suddenly a mysterious pilot (played by Travolta) ...

The de Havilland Vampire was adapted for naval use, becoming the aptly named Sea Vampire. When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly ...

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 ...

The de Havilland Vampire was adapted for naval use, becoming the aptly named Sea Vampire. When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly ...