Image:DeHavilland Vampire HMS Ocean Dec1945 NAN1 47.jpg

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Description

A De Havilland Sea Vampire Mk.10 taking off from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean on 3 December 1945. The plane was flown by Cpt. Eric "Winkle" Brown and was the first landing and take off of a jet airplane from an aircraft carrier. The plane had been converted for carrier trials.

Source

U.S. Naval Aviation News January 1947 [1]

Date

3 Dec 1945

Author

unknown

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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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