The Supermarine Spiteful was a Second World War, British fighter aircraft designed as a successor to the Spitfire for the RAF. 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. Although ready for production as the war was ending, it showed only marginal improvements over existing types and was being overtaken by jet-powered designs and only 19 were built.

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Size: 3120px × 2168px
Location: Great Britain
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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