Although it served only briefly and is now essentially forgotten, the de Havilland Sea Venom was an excellent all-weather fighter and interceptor. It outperformed almost every other straight winged jet fighter and served with distinction in Suez.
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"De Havilland, Vampire, Venom and Sea Vixen" by Philip Birtles is the bible on de Havilland's early jets and still holds up well 25 years after publication
I used the "FAW 20 Sea Vixen: Pilots Notes" for some of the details
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