Vampire

De Havilland Vampire

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

First flown on 20 September 1943

Some 3268 Vampire planes were built and in 1946 cost £29000 each.

It was the first RAF Jet plane to be powered by a single jet engine.

Photography © Jeremy Sage