The Sea Venom is generally thought of as a marine version of the Vampire but it was really a much larger and far more complex aircraft. Depicted left is a Sea Venom preparing for a mission from NAS Nowra and another of the breed aboard its nautical home, HMAS Melbourne. (Defence PR)

Reflections – DH Sea Venom

De Havilland Sea Venom

Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the Fleet Air Arm

When it came time for the RAN to replace the Sea Fury, a number of aircraft were considered but the obvious choice, considering the size of HMAS Melbourne, was the De Havilland Sea Venom, a two seater all weather jet fighter.

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