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The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a jet engined fighter of the Second World War; the second jet-engined aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the War (the first being the Gloster Meteor) although it was not used in combat. The Vampire served with front-line RAF squadrons until 1955 and continued in use as a trainer until 1966. It also served with many air forces worldwide, and set several aviation firsts and records. Almost 3,300 Vampires were built, a quarter of them under licence in other countries. The Vampire design was also developed into the de Havilland Venom fighter-bomber.
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