The French Navy operated the Aquilon, developed from the Sea Venom FAW.20, built under licence by SNCASE (Sud-Est).

The necessary modifications for use on the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers included folding wings, a tailhook (which retracted into a characteristic "lip" over the jetpipe) and strengthened, long-stroke undercarriage.

It was powered by a single de Havilland Ghost 103 turbojet engine and its armament was the same as the RAF version.

A modernised Sea Venom project, the DH.116 with swept wings and upgraded radar was considered, but cancelled as the Royal Navy believed that any replacement needed two engines.

The Anglo-French invasion, codenamed Operation Musketeer, began on 31 October 1956 signalling the beginning of the Suez War.

The Sea Venoms launched many sorties, bombing a variety of targets in Egypt in the process.

Data from De Havilland's Sea Venom [48][49]General characteristics Performance Armament