Today In History:  27 July  [1946]   --  First flight of the Supermarine Attacker.

The Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, and it was the first jet fighter to enter operational service with the FAA. It was intorduced into service in 1951, and retired with the FAA in 1954, however Pakistan Air Force examples continued in service until 1964.

PHOTO: Supermarine Attacker FB.2 WP290 of 1831 Squadron RNVR landing at RNAS Stretton, Cheshire, England in 1956

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