THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - VAMPIRE FB6 (D.H.100)
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 3,350 lb de Havilland Goblin 3 turbojet
Speed: 882 kph, 548mph mph
Range: 1 960km, 1,217miles
Seats: 1
Length: 9.37m, 30ft 9in
Span: 11.58m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 3 304kg, 7,283lb
Max T/O Weight: 5 620kg, 12,390lb
Period of Service: 1953 - 1978
Weapons:
250 lb Bomb, 3 inch No 1 Mk 5 Rocket, 50 Gallon Napalm Tank, 500 lb Bomb, Mk 5 20mm Hispano Cannon
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
2 incidents recorded
250 lb Bomb, 3 inch No 1 Mk 5 Rocket, 50 Gallon Napalm Tank, 500 lb Bomb, Mk 5 20mm Hispano Cannon
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
2 incidents recorded
Vampire FB6 (D.H.100)
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: De Havilland
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Role: Fighter/Bomber
Armament: Four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the nose, plus provision for underwing stores, including eight 60lb (27kg) rockets, or two 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or two drop tanks.
The serials 211 to 220.
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