Supermarine Attacker Naval Jet Fighter Family
The Supermarine Attacker was a British naval fighter family built around a new jet fuselage and the laminar-flow wing lineage of the Spiteful. Its Type 392 prototype began flight testing in 1946, and the production Attacker became the Fleet Air Arm's first front-line jet fighter before later swept-wing Supermarine designs superseded it.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AttackerSupermarine Type 392Supermarine Type 398Attacker F.1Attacker FB.1Attacker FB.2
- Family Name
- Supermarine Attacker
- Full Name
- Supermarine Attacker Naval Jet Fighter Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 1
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Supermarine Attacker was a British naval fighter family built around a new jet fuselage and the laminar-flow wing lineage of the Spiteful. Its Type 392 prototype began flight testing in 1946, and the production Attacker became the Fleet Air Arm's first front-line jet fighter before later swept-wing Supermarine designs superseded it.
- First Flight Year
- 1,946
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 03:11:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 8, 2026 at 03:11:22 UTC