The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was the first jet fighter to enter operational service with the FAA.
The second Type 398 Attacker (TS413) in flight, 1947
An Attacker FB2 on the ground, August 1952
Flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle; multiple Attacker FB.2 fighters are in the foreground; in the background are Fairey Firefly FR.4s, circa 1953
The Supermarine Spiteful was a British fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, it had a radical new wing design to allow safe operations at higher speeds and incorporating inwards-retracting undercarriage. Other changes included a larger fin to improve the marginal stability of Griffon Spitfires. Development of the wing was formalised by Air Ministry specification F.1/43; as well as a new aircraft, there was an expectation the wing could be used as a replacement for the elliptical wing on Spitfire production.
Supermarine Spiteful FXIV, RB517