Born in 1943 as the DH.100 “Spider Crab,” transformed into the sleek Vampire, this British jet smashed expectations. It was the first solo‑engine fighter to operate from aircraft carriers, the first ...
The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...