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Fotogaléria de Havilland DH112 Venom, The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter. The Venom was an interim between the first generation of British jet fighters – straight-wing aircraft powered by centrifugal flow engines such as the Gloster Meteor and the Vampire and later swept wing, axial flow-engined designs such as the Hawker Hunter and de Havilland Sea Vixen. The Venom was successfully exported, and saw service with Iraq, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela. The Sea Venom was a navalised version for carrier operation.

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Komisia de Havilland DH112 Venom was a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was derived from the de Havilland Vampire, and was a fighter-bomber and night fighter that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy (RN). The Venom was also exported to several countries, including Switzerland, Iraq, Sweden and Venezuela.
Venom bol navrhnutý ako náhrada za upíra s vylepšeným výkonom a ovládateľnosťou. Mal tenšie krídlo s odolnou hranou, výkonnejší prúdový motor de Havilland Ghost a prepracovanú chvostovú jednotku. Venom prvýkrát vzlietol v septembri 1949 a vstúpil do služby s RAF v roku 1952. Používal sa v rôznych úlohách, ako je pozemný útok, odpočúvanie, prieskum a výcvik. Venom videl boj počas Suezskej krízy v roku 1956, Malajskej pohotovosti koncom 1950. rokov a Adenskej pohotovosti na začiatku 1960. rokov.
Komisia Venom was also adapted for naval use as the Sea Venom, which had folding wings, an arrestor hook and a strengthened undercarriage. The Sea Venom operated from the aircraft carriers of the RN and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and was used for anti-shipping and anti-submarine missions. The Sea Venom also participated in the Suez Crisis and the Malayan Emergency.
Venom bol vyradený zo služby RAF v roku 1962 a zo služby RN v roku 1965. Bol nahradený pokročilejšími prúdovými lietadlami ako Hawker Hunter a de Havilland Sea Vixen. Venom pokračoval v službe s niektorými zahraničnými vzdušnými silami až do roku 1980. Venom bol považovaný za úspešné a všestranné lietadlo, ktoré fungovalo dobre v rôznych klimatických podmienkach a podmienkach.