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Venom 3 (4703782203)

A privately owned Venom FB.50 in flight on a rainy day.

History[]

In 1956 British Sea Venoms and Venoms, took part in the 1956 Suez War (AKA the Suez Crisis) which began on 31 October. French Navy Aquilons took part in counter-insurgency operations in Algeria between 1957 and 1961. Venoms also fought in the Malayan Emergency and the Aden Emergency.

It was developed from the de Havilland Vampire and in to the de Havilland Sea Venom\Aquilon. Switzerland used them up to 1983.

Data[]

De Havilland Venom.
Category. Statistic.
First flight. 2 September 1949.
Retired on. 1983 by the Swiss Air Force. There are 3 civil warbirds.
Major contractor(s). De Havilland
Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. No.
Flight ceiling   39,400 ft (12,000 m).
Top speed. 640 mph (1,030 km/h, 560 kn).
VTOL. No.
Range. 1,080 mi (1,740 km, 940 nmi)
Crew. 1
Nationality(s). British.
Class. Fighter-bomber.
Rate of climb. 9,000 ft/min (46 m/s).
Links. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/De_Havilland_Venomn, https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=1181, https://aircraft.fandom.com/wiki/De_Havilland_Venom and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Venom.
DH.112 Venom NF.3 WX791 FAR 11.09

A Venom NF.3. Note the clear view canopy and revised tail surfaces of this mark.

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