de Havilland Sea Vixen

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The de Havilland Sea Vixen was a British twin-boom, twin-engine, carrier-based jet fighter operated by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military aircraft
all-weather fighter
carrier-based jet fighter
twin-boom aircraft
twin-engine jet aircraft
aircraftCarrierOperatedFrom HMS Ark Royal
HMS Eagle
HMS Hermes
HMS Victorious
aircraftCategory jet fighter
naval aircraft
aircraftConfiguration mid-wing monoplane
twin-boom tail
armament air-to-air missiles
bombs
unguided rockets
cockpitLayout observer in right-hand compartment
pilot offset to left
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewArrangement side-by-side
designedFor aircraft carrier operations
all-weather interception
developedFrom de Havilland DH.110
engineType turbojet
enteredServiceWith Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
era Cold War
firstFlight 1951-09-26
introduced 1959
manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company
de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited
notableFeature no fixed guns in production versions
operator Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
powerplant 2 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines
primaryUser Fleet Air Arm
Royal Navy
retired 1972
role fighter
interceptor
strike aircraft
status retired from military service
survivingExamples maintained in taxiable condition
preserved in museums
usedBy Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
usedInConflict Aden Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
variant Sea Vixen FAW.1
Sea Vixen FAW.2

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Hawker Sea Hawk successor de Havilland Sea Vixen
Rolls-Royce Avon usedIn de Havilland Sea Vixen (early development)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
linked to: de Havilland Sea Vixen
de Havilland Aircraft Company notableWork de Havilland Sea Vixen
HMS Victorious aircraftOperated de Havilland Sea Vixen
subject linked to: aircraft carrier HMS Victorious