This Day in Aviation History

September 26th, 1951
First flight of the de Havilland Sea Vixen.

The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen is a twin boom, twin-engined 1950s–1960s British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havilland at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier-based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s. Initially produced by de Havilland it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen after de Havilland….

Wikipedia, de Havilland Sea Vixen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen

YouTube, Sea Vixen Kemble 2009 [HD]: Sea Vixen Kemble 2009 [HD]

YouTube, de Havilland Sea Vixen: de Havilland Sea Vixen

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