See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet age

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Capt. Eric Brown's pen pal, Eachan Hardie, stands with his hand atop the Vampire MkII aircraft on display.
The de Havilland Sea Vampire was the first jet-powered plane to land on an aircraft carrier. The Vampire Mk II aircraft model has been preserved at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.

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