Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Royal Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.52, displaying at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, during the Duxford Summer Airshow 2023. Later in the display the Vampiure is joined by a pair of BAC Strikemasters for some formation flying, before they separate to perform their own routine.
De Havilland Vampire FB.52, registered LN-DHY was license built in Switzerland in 1952 as serial No.705 and was flown with the Swiss Air Force marked as Vampire J-1196 until 1990. A French owner flew it for a couple of years until it was sold to Christer Andskär in Sweden and registered SE-DXS.
The aircraft was purchased from Sweden in May 2011 and is now operated by the Flyvåpnets Historiske Skvadron(Norwegian Historical Squadron), based at Rygge Air Base near Oslo in southern Norway.
The aircraft is here wearing the markings of an Italian Air Force aircraft to commemorate this year's Italian Air Force's Centenary, having taken part in marking the occasion in Italy, earlier in the summer. It has also been based at IWM Duxford for much of the Summer. The aircraft normally flies wearing markings to represent Vampire PX-K, serving with 336 squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in the early 50s.
Specifications (Vampire FB.52)
Crew: 1
Length: 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Wing area: 262 ft² (24.34 m²)
Empty weight: 7,283 lb (3,304 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 12,390 lb (5,620 kg)
Powerplant: 1×de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal turbojet, 3,350 lbf (14.90 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed: 548 mph (882 km/h)
Range: 1,220 mi (1,960 km)
Service ceiling: 42,800 ft (13,045 m)
Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min (24.4 m/s)
Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannons
Rockets: 8 × 3-inch "60 lb" rockets
Bombs: or 2 × 500 lb (225 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.52, displaying at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, during the Duxford Summer Airshow 2023. Later in the display the Vampiure is joined by a pair of BAC Strikemasters for some formation flying, before they separate to perform their own routine.
De Havilland Vampire FB.52, registered LN-DHY was license built in Switzerland in 1952 as serial No.705 and was flown with the Swiss Air Force marked as Vampire J-1196 until 1990. A French owner flew it for a couple of years until it was sold to Christer Andskär in Sweden and registered SE-DXS.
The aircraft was purchased from Sweden in May 2011 and is now operated by the Flyvåpnets Historiske Skvadron(Norwegian Historical Squadron), based at Rygge Air Base near Oslo in southern Norway.
The aircraft is here wearing the markings of an Italian Air Force aircraft to commemorate this year's Italian Air Force's Centenary, having taken part in marking the occasion in Italy, earlier in the summer. It has also been based at IWM Duxford for much of the Summer. The aircraft normally flies wearing markings to represent Vampire PX-K, serving with 336 squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in the early 50s.
Specifications (Vampire FB.52)
Crew: 1
Length: 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Wing area: 262 ft² (24.34 m²)
Empty weight: 7,283 lb (3,304 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 12,390 lb (5,620 kg)
Powerplant: 1×de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal turbojet, 3,350 lbf (14.90 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed: 548 mph (882 km/h)
Range: 1,220 mi (1,960 km)
Service ceiling: 42,800 ft (13,045 m)
Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min (24.4 m/s)
Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannons
Rockets: 8 × 3-inch "60 lb" rockets
Bombs: or 2 × 500 lb (225 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks
This Video and Audio content is
Copyright © 2024 StephenKeeler (HightFlight/SkyHighFlightTV) All Rights Reserved
