The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter built for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and the first jet fighter to enter its operational service. To introduce jets quickly, Supermarine fitted the straight laminar flow wing designed for its piston-engined Spiteful to a new fuselage built around a single Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet, answering Specification E.10/44. The prototype Type 392 made its maiden flight on 27 July 1946 with Jeffrey Quill at the controls, flight testing was protracted by handling difficulties, and the first Attackers joined Fleet Air Arm squadrons in August 1951. A total of 146 production aircraft were delivered to the Fleet Air Arm. The Navy retired it from front line service in 1954, but the newly formed Pakistan Air Force adopted the type and may have flown it as late as 1964.
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The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter
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On 27 July 1946, the maiden flight of the type was performed by prototype Type 392 serial number TS409
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