NEW FLEET AIR ARM PLANES. 2 OCTOBER 1945, HESTON AERODROME. - The Vickers Armstrong Supermarine Seafang, or Hooked Spiteful. This Naval adaption of the Spiteful (fitted with arrester hook) has power folding wings, a feature which enables the pilot to conduct this operation himself as he is taxi-ing preparatory to going in the lift. Armed with four 20 mm cannon and powered by Rolls Royce Griffon 69 engine, it has a top speed of 450 mph

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