de Havilland Sea Venom

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The de Havilland Sea Venom was a British carrier-based jet fighter and all-weather interceptor used by the Royal Navy and other navies during the early Cold War era.

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de Havilland Sea Venom canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf all-weather interceptor aircraft
carrier-based jet fighter aircraft
airframeMaterial metal
armament Hispano 20 mm cannon
bombs
unguided rockets
category British military aircraft
jet fighter
naval aircraft
configuration twin-boom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewPositions pilot and observer
designedBy de Havilland Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
designedFor carrier operations
developedFrom de Havilland Venom NERFINISHED
engineModel de Havilland Ghost NERFINISHED
engineType turbojet
era Cold War
feature arrestor hook
folding wings
nose-mounted radar
firstFlight 1951
introduced 1954
manufacturer de Havilland NERFINISHED
numberOfEngines 1
operator French Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy
powerplantManufacturer de Havilland Engine Company NERFINISHED
retiredFromRoyalNavy 1960s
role all-weather interceptor
fighter
successor de Havilland Sea Vixen NERFINISHED
takeoffAndLanding arrested landing
catapult-assisted takeoff
usedBy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED
French Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy
usedFor all-weather interception
fleet air defence
usedIn early Cold War period
variant Sea Venom FAW.20 NERFINISHED
Sea Venom FAW.21 NERFINISHED
Sea Venom FAW.22 NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration straight wing

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827 Naval Air Squadron aircraftOperated de Havilland Sea Venom
708 Naval Air Squadron aircraftOperated de Havilland Sea Venom