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    The Supermarine Swift is a British single-seat jet fighter aircraft that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was developed and manufactured...
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    within the Royal Air Force. Supermarine, who was at the time engaged in the development of another front-line fighter, the Swift, decided to use this existing...
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    The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet...
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    followed by the more advanced Swift, which served in the fighter and photo-reconnaissance roles. The last of the Supermarine aircraft was the Scimitar. In...
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  • Swift S-1, a Polish sailplane Supermarine Swift, a British jet fighter built after World War II Leyland Swift, a British mid-sized bus Suzuki Swift,...
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    test pilot for Vickers Supermarine who became the holder of the World Absolute Air Speed Record in 1953 flying a Supermarine Swift. He died when the prototype...
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    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World...
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  • Electric Canberra Gloster Meteor Hawker Hunter Hawker Sea Hawk Supermarine Attacker Supermarine Swift Westland Wyvern Martin-Baker Mk.2 Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck...
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    Meteor NF11 (nightfighter) trials aircraft and subsequently by the Supermarine Swift fighters of No. 1 Guided Weapons Development Squadron at RAF Valley...
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    second prototype Supermarine Swift appeared as the Prometheus in the 1952 film The Sound Barrier. A Supermarine or Vickers-Supermarine Attacker appears...
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    part of RAF Germany, flying various fighter types, including the Supermarine Swift FR.5 and Hawker Hunter FR.10. No. II (AC) Squadron began to convert...
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    viable aircraft; these two aircraft would later become known as the Supermarine Swift and the Hawker Hunter respectively. On 20 July 1951, the P.1067 made...
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    equipped with swept wings from Hawker Aircraft and Supermarine, the Hawker Hunter and Supermarine Swift respectively, and successfully pressed for orders...
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    Similar versions were used in the Canberra B.6, Hawker Hunter and Supermarine Swift. Uprated versions followed, the RA.7/Mk.114 with 7,350 lbf (32,700 N)...
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    Electric Canberra Gloster Meteor Hawker Hunter Hawker Sea Hawk Supermarine Attacker Supermarine Swift Westland Wyvern The Mk.3 ejection seat has been installed...
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    Draken Saab Lansen SEPECAT Jaguar ST Aerospace A-4S Skyhawk Supermarine Scimitar Supermarine Swift The ADEN gun has seen use in several gun pods including:...
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    Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Saab 32 Lansen Sukhoi Su-9 Supermarine Swift Wilson, Stewart (1994). Military Aircraft of Australia. Weston Creek...
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  • was decided to base the fuselage on the Supermarine Attacker. This was then changed to the Supermarine Swift which had already been redesigned with a...
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    The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept...
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    Hunter Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 North American F-86D Sabre Shenyang J-5 Supermarine Swift Related lists List of fighter aircraft List of military aircraft of...
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  • changing to Arabic numerals post-World War II, e.g., Supermarine Spitfire Mk I to Supermarine Spitfire Mk 24. Note 1: where possible mark numbers are...
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    The Supermarine Walrus (or the Supermarine Seagull V, its original name) is a British single-engine amphibious biplane designed by Supermarine's R. J....
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    (original, factory-built) piston-engined aeroplane was unofficially the Supermarine Spiteful F Mk 16, which "achieved a speed of 494m.p.h. at 28,500ft during...
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    The Supermarine Spiteful was a British fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire. Powered by...
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    The Supermarine Scimitar is a single-seat naval strike aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. Operated...
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    Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV744 McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV408 Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 WZ876 English Electric...
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    Shorts did prepare multiple proposals, such as the retrofitting of the Supermarine Swift fighter with the aero-isoclinic wing, but these were not pursued....
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    towing a large RAF Ensign, while the final aircraft was a prototype Supermarine Swift flown by test pilot Mike Lithgow. Finally, the skywriting Venoms spelled...
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    Seafang Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and armament Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants) Supermarine Spitfire...
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    built. The layout was also selected for the Supermarine 545, a supersonic version of the Supermarine Swift, but this was not put into production. Early...
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