de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire

Fighter / Fighter Bomber

De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T35 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) A79-661 © Karsten Palt

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire is a single-engine single- or two-seat jet fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company. The D.H.113 Vampire is a two-seat night fighter variant, the D.H.115 is a two-seat trainer variant.

The Vampire was also built in Australia, Canada, France, Italy and Switzerland.

Crew

Propulsion	1 Turbojet Engine
Engine Model	de Havilland Goblin 3
Engine Power	14,9 kN	3350 lbf

Speed	882 km/h	476 kts 548 mph
Service Ceiling	13.045 m	42.800 ft
Range	1.963 km	1.060 NM 1.220 mi.

Empty Weight	3.304 kg	7.284 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	5.620 kg	12.390 lbs

Wing Span	11,58 m	37 ft 12 in
Wing Area	24,3 m²	262 ft²
Length	9,37 m	30 ft 9 in
Height	2,69 m	8 ft 10 in

First Flight	29.09.1943
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	3746

ICAO Code	VAMP
Data for (Version)	de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire FB.Mk6

[Photo-ID: 1126] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-13
	De Havilland DH 100 Sea Vampire I Royal Navy Reg.: LZ551
Fleet Air Arm Museum [Yeovilton]

[Photo-ID: 6840] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-17
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire F.1 Royal Air Force Reg.: VF301 c/n: 7060M
Midland Air Museum [Coventry]

[Photo-ID: 1280] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire F.3 Royal Air Force Reg.: VT812
Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon]

[Photo-ID: 13284] © Karsten Palt 2016-10-11
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire F.3 Royal Canadian Air Force Reg.: 17018 c/n: EEP.42310 ex N6881D
Planes of Fame Air Museum Valle [Valle, AZ]

[Photo-ID: 6060] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Reg.: N4024S c/n: 638 ex Swiss AF J-1129
Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA]

[Photo-ID: 1942] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1068 c/n: 979
Luftfahrtmuseum Manfred Pflumm [Schwenningen (EDTS)]

[Photo-ID: 1694] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1081 c/n: 992
Technik Museum [Speyer]

[Photo-ID: 1943] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1126 c/n: 635
Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)]

[Photo-ID: 11585] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1142 c/n: 651
Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow]

[Photo-ID: 7531] © Karsten Palt 2013-07-19
	De Havilland (EFW) DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1145 c/n: 654 displayed as RCAF AA-P
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum [Hamilton, Mount Hope]

[Photo-ID: 1944] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
	De Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1153 c/n: 662
Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)]

[Photo-ID: 10489] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08
	De Havilland (EFW) DH 100 Vampire FB6 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: J-1161 c/n: 670
Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague]

[Photo-ID: 12192] © Karsten Palt 2016-02-18
	De Havilland DH 113 Vampire NF.54 Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Reg.: MM6152 c/n: 13094
Museo Aeronautica Militare [Bracciano, Vigna di Valle]

[Photo-ID: 3074] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-16
	De Havilland DH 115 Sea Vampire T.Mk.22 Royal Australian Navy Reg.: XG770 c/n: 15645 displayed as XG766
RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra NSW [NAS Nowra - HMAS Albatross (YSNW / NOA)]

[Photo-ID: 11998] © Karsten Palt 2001-07-27
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T Mk.55 Challenges Aviation Reg.: G-HELV c/n: 975
Royal International Air Tattoo 2001 [Royal Air Force Station Cottesmore (EGXJ)]

[Photo-ID: 1288] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: WZ590 c/n: 15165
Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)]

[Photo-ID: 13084] © Karsten Palt 2016-07-10
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: WZ590 c/n: 15165
Imperial War Museum [Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU / QFO)]

[Photo-ID: 6922] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XD593 c/n: 15538
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]

[Photo-ID: 6923] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XD593 c/n: 15538
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]

[Photo-ID: 6986] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XE935 c/n: 15630
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum [Doncaster]

[Photo-ID: 7025] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XH278 c/n: 15609
Yorkshire Air Museum [Elvington]

[Photo-ID: 6514] © Karsten Palt 2013-04-01
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11 Royal Air Force Reg.: XH292 c/n: 15610
Koninklijk Legermuseum [Brussel]

[Photo-ID: 1030] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-10
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T11 Reg.: U-1215 c/n: 15678 ex RAF XE998, Swiss AF
Solent Sky Museum [Southampton]

[Photo-ID: 10977] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03
	De Havilland (Australia) DH 115 Vampire T35 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reg.: A79-661 c/n: 4183
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ]

[Photo-ID: 10978] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03
	De Havilland (Australia) DH 115 Vampire T35 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reg.: A79-661 c/n: 4183
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ]

[Photo-ID: 1962] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
	De Havilland DH 115 Vampire T55 Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: U-1224 c/n: 984
Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)]

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