One of the Vampire Prototypes was modified to develop a navalized version, with a landing hook of the same style as the Sea Hurricane, with two support points on the fuselage, as well as all the flotation mechanisms and to support the catapult.
Being one of the first Vampires, it had a high stabilizer and plywood construction, which required a protective paint, the plane was successfully tested on the aircraft carrier HMS Ocean, the plane was used for different experiments, one very curious, The runway of the aircraft carrier would replace the metal or wooden plates with a rubber cover, in such a way that the plane would land, bouncing and stopping by friction, the plane was reinforced in the belly.
Lodela model, modified, El Viejo Marino painting, all with a brush.
