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Supermarine Spiteful

A late-war laminar-wing fighter developed from the Spitfire program but overtaken by the transition to jets.

Archive ID: afm_0000235
Supermarine Spiteful, shown in the selected representative source image.British official photographer / Imperial War Museums / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — UK GovernmentImage source

A late-war laminar-wing fighter developed from the Spitfire program but overtaken by the transition to jets.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1944
OriginUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSupermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd.
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Spiteful F Mk XIVPrototypeFighterRoyal Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II: Prototypes, Research Aircraft and Failed Production Designs — Hikoki Publications · Tier 3