de Havilland Vampire on display at the EAA Aviation Museum's Eagle Hangar, July 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy: EAA) The other piece of the display is a P-80 Shooting Star from EAA's collection.

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 ...

He also learnt to fly and did his national service in the Royal Air Force, where he flew fighters such as a single-seater version of the de Havilland Vampire. The reporter Impressing Reuters ...

He went to Tonbridge School, one of England’s ancient fee-paying schools, and learned Russian from two emigre Georgian princesses in Paris. He added Spanish by the age of 18. He also learned to fly ...

Having spent years dreaming of becoming a pilot, Forsyth lied about his age so he could fly de Havilland Vampire jets. In 1958, he joined the Eastern Daily Press as a local journalist.

Forsyth joined the Royal Air Force at 19 and flew de Havilland Vampire jets during his national service in the 1950s. At one point, he was the youngest pilot in the RAF.

Frederick Forsyth, who has died at the age of 86, wrote meticulously researched thrillers which sold in their millions.

At 19, he joined the Royal Air Force, where he piloted the de Havilland Vampire fighter jet. With aviator checked off his to-do list, Forsyth set out to see the world.

He also learned to fly and did his national service in the Royal Air Force where he flew fighters such as a single seater version of the de Havilland Vampire. Impressing Reuters' editors with his ...

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.