ushed ▁programs ▁to ▁introduce ▁new , ▁inter im ▁night - fig h ter ▁designs , ▁leading ▁to ▁night - fig h ter ▁versions ▁of ▁their ▁G loster ▁Meteor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁V amp ire . ▁These ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Ven om ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁then ▁Navy ' s ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Sea ▁Ven om . ▁The ▁advanced ▁night - fig h ter ▁design ▁was ▁eventually ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁as ▁the ▁G loster ▁J avel in , ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁essentially ▁out dated . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Av ro ▁Canada ▁introduced ▁the ▁CF - 1 0 0 ▁Can uck , ▁which ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Night ▁f igh ters ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁class ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁As ▁aircraft ▁grew ▁in ▁cap ability , ▁rad ar - equ ipped ▁intercept ors ▁could ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁night ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁the ▁class ▁went ▁into ▁decl ine . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁these ▁latter - day ▁inter ceptor / night - fig h ters ▁include ▁the ▁Av ro ▁Ar row , ▁Con v air ▁F - 1 0 6 ▁D elta ▁D art , ▁and ▁English ▁Electric ▁Light ning . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁F - 4 ▁Ph antom ▁II ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁Navy , ▁the