When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly eight decades ago, it wasn't just a historic landing — it was a giant leap in naval ...
The de Havilland Vampire was adapted for naval use, becoming the aptly named Sea Vampire. When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly ...
The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.
China’s military appears to have practised landing warplanes on the flight deck of the country’s third aircraft carrier – the Fujian – for the first time, based on images that have ...