De Havilland Venom - Variants

Variants

• DH 112 Venom - Single-seat prototype.
• FB 1 - Single-seat fighter-bomber, entered service in 1952; 375 built.
• NF 2 - Two-seat night fighter, an interim night fighter developed from a planned export for Egypt; 91 produced.
• NF 2A - Modified NF 2, which received some strengthening improvements to the wing spar after problems, that had led to a number of accidents, had been found with the NF 2 and other Venoms.
• NF 3 - Modified NF.2, including the fitting of ejector seats, the Ghost 104 engine, a new (American) radar which led to the NF 3's nose being slightly altered; 123 produced.
• FB 4 - Final Venom for the RAF, single-seat fighter-bomber. Ghost 105 engine, ejector seats and structural modifications; 250 built.
• FB 50 - Export version used by Iraq and Switzerland in the 1950s; 15 Built.
• NF 51 - Export version of the night fighter. A total of 60 were purchased by Sweden and used under the designation J33. It served 1953–1960 at the dedicated night fighter F1 wing at Västerås.
• FB 54 - Export version. Used by Venezuela and Switzerland in the 1950s; 22 built.