(Sea) Vampire, (Sea) Venom, Sea Vixen, Meteor timline:
MM/DD/YYYY
04/20/1945 -- Vampire [TG274/G] first production flight. (Harrison, 6)
12/03/1945 -- Vampire first-ever carrier landing of a jet aircraft. (Harrison, 34)
04/__/1946 -- Vampire F. Mk I introduced No.247 Squadron. (Harrison, 8)
06/__/1946 -- Vampire further carrier trials
09/__/1946 -- Vampire further carrier trials, No.778 Squadron.
10/__/1946 -- Vampire F. Mk I introduced No. 54, No.130 Squadrons. (Harrison, 9)
11/04/1946 -- Vampire Mk. 3 first flight. (Harrison, 18)
12/__/1946 -- Meteor standardized as interceptor/fighter by RAF; Air Ministry interested in ground-attack version of Vampire Mk.IV to replace Hawker Tempest.
03/21/1947 -- Vampire order for 30 Sea Vampire F.20's.
05/01/1947 -- Vampire F.3 conversion to F.20, complete by 01/1948
01/__/1948 -- Vampire order for 30 Sea Vampire F.20's reduced to 18 aircraft.
01/__/1948 -- Vampire F.Mk. 3 [VT818] used as prototype for FB.Mk.5. (Harrison, 22)
02/__/1948 -- Vampire Mk. 3 introduced Central Flying School. (Harrison)
03/23/1948 -- Vampire F.1 [TG278] world height record. (Harrison, 4)
06/23/1948 -- Vampire FB.Mk. 5 first flight. (Harrison)
10/06/1948 -- Vampire first production Sea Vampire F.20 delivered for trials.
__/__/1948 -- Vampire Mk. 5 introduced late 1948. (Harrison)
11/__/1948 -- Vampire introduction/eval Sea Vampire No.703 Squadron.
04/__/1949 -- Vampire introduction/eval Sea Vampire No.702 Squadron.
07/__/1949 -- Vampire all Sea Vampire F.20 conversions completed by this time.
09/02/1949 -- Venom FB.1 [VV612] first flight; Specification F.15/49. (Harrison, 5); [Vampire FB.8 = Venom FB.1]
02/__/1951 -- Venom NF.2 G-5-3 evaluated by FAA, decided it would fill gap between Sea Hornet and Sea Vixen. (Harrison, 21); [FAA's Sea Venom NF.Mk.20 = RAF's Venom NF.2a]
04/19/1951 -- Venom first flight prototype Sea Venom NF.Mk.20. (Harrison, 22-23)
05/__/1951 -- Venom deck landing trials Sea Venom.
09/26/1951 -- Sea Vixen [WG236] first flight 2xRolls-Royce RA.7 7500 lbs thrust. (Hazell)
01/__/1952 -- Vampire Mk. 9 introduced. (Harrison, 11)
01/__/1952 -- Venom FB.1's to Boscombe Down 01/1952-07/1952, while there fitted with 3" rockets. (Harrison, 5)
03/__/1952 -- Venom FB.1 gunner trials 03/1952-08/1952. (Harrison, 5)
04/09/1952 -- Sea Vixen [WG236] supersonic in shallow dive. (Hazell)
05/21/1952 -- Venom FB.1 introduced Central Fighter Establishment. (Harrison, 5)
07/25/1952 -- Sea Vixen [WG240] 2nd prototype first flight. (Hazell)
08/__/1952 -- Venom FB.1 introduced No.11 Squadron, first squadron. (Harrison, 5)
__/__/1952 -- specification issued for Sea Venom replacement; DH.116 swept-wing Sea Venom with improved radar proposed; 2 prototypes ordered; order cancelled 1953.
03/__/1953 -- Venom first production completed Sea Venom NF.Mk.20
03/__/1953 -- Venom FB.1 power-operated ailerons [WE260]. (Harrison, 9)
__/__/1954 -- Venom FB.Mk.1 introduced. (Harrison, 11)
__/__/1954 -- Venom FB.1 early 1954 much-modified, with ejection seats, operated as high-altitude interceptor, "great success against Canberra"; "more than a match for the F-86 Sabre at high altitude." (Harrison, 7)
04/__/1954 -- Venom FB.4 first details released. (Harrison, 9)
05/18/1954 -- Venom FB.4 trials start. (Harrison)
06/06/1954 -- Venom last production completed Sea Venom NF.Mk.20.
03/28/1955 -- Venom FB.4 first production delivery. (Harrison, 9)
__/__/1955 -- Venom FB.4 introduced mid-1955. (Harrison, 9)
Production
-- Vampires Mk.1-9 = 1,565 total built. (Harrison, 23)
Edited by J311yfish, 15 January 2018 - 08:01 PM.