A more powerful swept-wing development of the Vampire family used in fighter-bomber and night-fighter roles.
Development
de Havilland Venom was developed by de Havilland Aircraft Company in United Kingdom as a fighter. The family first flew in 1949 and entered service in 1952. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, de Havilland Venom is represented across fighter, attack aircraft, and interceptor roles. The sourced variant records include service with Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include all weather.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include Venom FB.1, Venom NF.2, and Sea Venom FAW.22. Recorded lineage links identify the family as developed from de Havilland Vampire.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Venom FAW.22 | Production | Fighter | Fleet Air Arm |
| Venom FB.1 | Production | Fighter | Royal Air Force |
| Venom NF.2 | Production | Fighter | Royal Air Force |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
Venom FB.1 — C013 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 1
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Ghost turbojet
Armament: Four 20 mm Hispano cannon with bombs and rockets for fighter-bomber missions.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- de Havilland DH112 Sea Venom FAW.22 — de Havilland Aircraft Museum · Tier 2
- Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918 — Putnam · Tier 3