•A wide-ranging history of the Vampire throughout its 46-year service history with the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and twenty-nine foreign air forces. A story that is of interest to aviation historians and those with a fascination in early jet aircraft, which also includes a new lease of life on the Warbirds circuit
•Comprehensive appendices covering serial allocations, production, export details and preserved airframes
•Gloriously illustrated throughout with a varied and interesting selection of images, many previously unpublished
•Throughout its career, the Vampire collected many notable firsts: the first jet fighter to cross the Atlantic, the first to land on an aircraft carrier, and the first jet trainer in which students qualified for their ‘Wings’