Vampire
by Douglas Castleman
Title
Vampire
Artist
Douglas Castleman
Medium
Drawing - Pencil On Paper
Description
A graphite pencil drawing of a de Havilland DH.100 Vampire of the RAF, in the late 1940's. This was the second jet fighter for the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and served in frontline service until 1953..
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July 28th, 2015
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Pat Speirs
For it's time it was cutting edge. My first operational RAF flight (1955) was in the NF variant resulting in an exhilirating tailchase in the UK summer cloud scape. You wore it rather than sat in it - magic stuff! A lovely rendition capturing the essence of the Vamp.
Douglas Castleman replied:
Thanks for the descriptive comment about you actually flying this jet! I know a man here who owned one for awhile. He told me you had to be careful to keep moving on the ground if you had the engine running, otherwise you could damage the concrete below the jet. He also said that the power to weight ratio was excellent for a first generation jet fighter.
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