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de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.6

            In early 1941, the de Havilland Company in England faced a huge task - it had to develop a new jet engine, as well as create an airframe for it to fly in. The development programme proved successful and the DH.100 Vampire made its first flight in September 1943. However, delivery of the first production aircraft to the RAF was delayed until the close of the war, in April 1945. The first Vampire Mk. 3 flew from Downsview (Toronto) in January 1948 and the first batch of Canadian assembled aircraft was delivered to the RCAF soon after. Vampires entered squadron service with No. 410 Squadron at St. Hubert, Quebec in late 1948. In January 1951, No. 421 Squadron became the first RCAF squadron to go overseas post war and was Canada’s first contribution to NATO European air defence, flying Vampire fighters. The Museum’s de Havilland Vampire FB.6 was built under licence in 1960, by the Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory and was one of the last Vampires ever built. It was acquired from the Swiss Air Force, when it was retired in 1995. The aircraft displays the markings of a Vampire Mk. 3, which flew with RCAF No. 400 "City of Toronto" (Auxiliary) Squadron, based at Downsview in the 1950s.

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Taken on: July 6, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, 14mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.4 (Windows)
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