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The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, was a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines. It further exploited the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de Havilland Mosquito .
This is a list of the aircraft types flown by Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, RN.The list was compiled and verified by the Guinness Book of Records. [1]The list includes only the main aircraft types, for example, Brown flew 14 different marks of Spitfire, but only the basic types are listed here.
Powered by two de Havilland Gnome turboprops with a high-wing layout and a maximum capacity of 40 passengers or a payload of 7800 lb. Designed for economic operations over very short routes (e.g. 200 mi), but with a full fuel load and payload reduced to 2400 lb, the range could be extended to 1610 mi. Abandoned due to competition with the HS ...
de Havilland DH.103 Hornet; de Havilland DH.104 Dove; de Havilland DH.106 Comet; de Havilland DH.108 Swallow; de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen; de Havilland DH.113 Vampire; de Havilland DH.112 Venom; de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom; de Havilland DH.114 Heron; de Havilland DH.115 Vampire Trainer; de Havilland DH.121 Trident; de Havilland DH.125 Jet ...
The 1st CAG was made up of 801 Naval Air Squadron, which operated the de Havilland Sea Hornet, twin engine, fighter aircraft, and 813 Naval Air Squadron, which was equipped with Blackburn Firebrand, a British single-engine strike fighter aircraft.
Sqn. Cdr. E. H. Dunning makes the first landing of an aircraft on a moving ship, a Sopwith Pup on HMS Furious, August 2, 1917.. This List of carrier-based aircraft covers fixed-wing aircraft designed for aircraft carrier flight deck operation and excludes aircraft intended for use from seaplane tenders, submarines and dirigibles.
de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth: UK: Liaison: 1939–1940: 19 [11] de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide/Dominie: UK: Transport: 1939-? 21 [11] de Havilland DH.90 ...
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War.Unusual in that its airframe was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", [4] or "Mossie".