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and are finished with an intricately-detailed pewter Swordfish or a Seafire emblem

a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing

responsible for saving the lives of many downed airmen

Brown's extraordinary flying career saw him fight in the Battle of Britain

Vampire Boys By Charlotte Bailey Seagull and are finished with anSliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin engine quickly proved itself an effective alternative to piston powered fighters. After entering operational service with the RAF (as the services first single engined jet) in 1946, the Vampire sought by air forces the world over held a number of notable records: the first fighter to exceed 500 mph, the first to set a world altitude