Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Swift F.1 of No. 56 squadron RAF Waterbeach, 1954

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Swift F.1 WK210/'C' in the colours of 56 Sqn. The Swift first entered service with 56 Sqn at RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, on February 13, 1954.

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Данный Swift изображен на тот момент, когда 79-я эскадрилья была переформирована в 4-ю эскадрилью (январь 1961 года). Красные стрелы 79-й эскадрильи остались, но в носовой части добавились молнии - эмблема нового подразделения. К началу февраля эскадрилья сменила все Swift на Hunter FR.Mk 10.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Swift FR.5 WK293 sporting 4 Sqn colours on the nose and 79 Sqn's markings on the intake and rear fuselage. This apparent 'dual identity' was as a result of 79 Sqn being re-numbered 4 Sqn on January 1, 1961.

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Swift FR.5 WK315 served with No 79 Sqn, which replaced its Meteor FR.9s with the variant in June 1956, operating the Swift in the fighter-reconnaissance role in Germany until the end of December 1960.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Swift FR.5 XD962/'J', flown by Sqn Ldr CS 'Mac' MacDonald, CO of 2 Sqn, shown here with a ventral tank. Note also the clear cockpit canopy, reheat jetpipe eyelids and absence of a wing fence, compared with the F.1.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

Swift F.7 XF118 was one of ten operated by the Guided Weapons Development Squadron at RAF Valley from June 1957 until December 1958, and was used for intensive trials of the Fireflash air-to-air missile, an example of which is seen mounted beneath the wing.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Swift F.7 XF119 of the Guided Weapons Development Squadron, RAF Valley, carrying a Fairey Fireflash air-to-air missile.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Swift F.7, trials aircraft with Fairey Fireflash air-to-air missile

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Swift F.1 WK205 was delivered on February 15, 1954, and saw service with 56 Sgn and the AFDS. It was then used as an instructional airframe at RAF Weeton, Lancashire, before being scrapped in 1958.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

View of FR.5 WK303 in a loop.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

Swift FR.5 WK303/'H' of 79 Sqn in a dive. The aircraft would go supersonic in a dive, with a tendency to drop a wing, give a slight kick on the elevator and perhaps a forward movement of the control column as Mach 1.0 approached.
Fg Off Alan “Harv" Harvie on the downhill run of a loop in Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK303 of No 79 Sqn in June 1960. This squadron received its Swifts in 1956.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

This formation of Hunters flanked by a pair of 79 Sqn Swift FR.5s clearly illustrates the Hunter's more slender lines. Although the Swift had a poor rate of turn and very marginal performance at high altitude, many pilots who flew both the Swift FR.5 and the Hunter preferred the former at low level, in particular for its stability and smooth handling.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

At low level the maximum range for a typical FR mission, flown at operational speeds with a full fuel load, was in the order of 360nm, reducing as speeds were increased to a maximum of 600kts. This enabled the Swift to reach targets as far away as Berlin even from RAF Gutersloh - where this photograph is believed to have been taken.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Supermarine Swift in use as a missile testbed.
Distinguishable by its extended nose, housing an Ekco radar, this is one of the 12 production standard Swift F.7s built. Flown by the AFDS at RAF Valley, the F.7s were the first British fighters equipped with air-to-air guided weapons.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Swift F.7 XF114 is seen here, resplendent in an overall black colour scheme, at the Cranfield College of Aeronautics, Bedfordshire, in 1965. It carried out braking trials for the Air Ministry and is now in storage in Southampton.

Air International 1989-05 / ??? - Jet Heritage /Veteran & Vintage/

Two views of the Jet Heritage collection present at Hurn in February 1989.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Venom / D.H.112 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950Hawker Hunter T - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1955Hawker Sea Hawk - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947Hunting Percival Jet Provost / P.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1954

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The Empire Test Pilots School was resident at Farnborough from 1946 until 1968 occupying the hangar on the south side of the airfield, this now being used today as the civil enclave. In this view are some of the ETPS fleet at Farnborough during 1961. These include a Vampire T.11, Meteor NF.14, Meteor T.7, Hunter F.4, Hunter T.7, Dragonfly HR3, Devon C.1, Shackleton MR.2, Canberra B.2, Swift F.7 and Chipmunk T 10.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Shackleton / Type 696 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949De Havilland Dove / D.H.104 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945De Havilland Vampire T / Vampire NF / D.H.113 / D.H.115 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk - КанадаCanada - 1946English Electric / BAE Canberra - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951Hawker Hunter T - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1955Westland Dragonfly / Widgeon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

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29 декабря 1948г.: с аэродрома Боскомб-Даун под управлением Майка Литгоу поднялся Supermarine Type 510, первый британский самолет со стреловидными крылом и хвостовым оперением.

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The Supermarine 510

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Shown is the sole Supermarine 510, VV 106, which began the evolution of the Attacker and the Swift. First flown on 29 December 1948, with Lithgow at the controls, he was also flying the 510, by now equipped with arrester hook, when it became the first fully swept-winged aircraft to land aboard a carrier, during trials with HMS Illustrious on 8 November 1950.

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На фотографии изображен опытный самолет Type 510, уже имевший стреловидные крыло и хвостовое оперение

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

The type 510, VV106 was virtually an Attacker with swept flying surfaces. It first flew on December 29, 1948, and is seen here with its original blunt nose.

Aviation Historian 16

A rollercoaster ride: longitudinal stability problems plagued the Supermarine Swift from its inception. The example seen here is first production Swift F Mk 1 WK194, which first flew on August 25, 1952.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-09 / Farnborough 1949

Supermarine 510 prototype VV106 on finals after its breathtaking display in the hands of Mike Lithgow. Visibly faster than anything else in the display, VV106 shot past the spectators at 660 m.p.h. and 100ft, showing off its rapid rate of roll and whipping into tight vertical turns. Later named Swift, the type was the first British swept-wing jet fighter to go into RAF service, with 56 Sqn on February 13, 1954.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Although the lines of the 510 were improved by the addition of a needle nose, the adherence to a tailwheel undercarriage gave it an archaic appearance.

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Лейтенант-коммандер М. Дж. Литгоу, 25 сентября 1953 года. Британцы старались не отставать от своих заокеанских коллег - в Королевских ВВС для "гонки за скоростью" использовали Supermarine Swift. И, наконец, 25 сентября 1953 года М.Дж. Литгоу установил на нем под Триполи, Ливия, рекорд скорости - 1183 км/час.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

Supermarine test pilot Lt-Cdr Mike Lithgow in Swift F.4 WK198 on his arrival at RAF Idris in Libya in September 1953, where he set a new world air speed record. No doubt Supermarine’s management was delighted to have broken the previous record set by Hawker Hunter WB188 only three weeks previously.

OS 1 / H.Cowin - X-Planes

Lt. Cdr. Michael J. 'Mike' Lithgow, Chief Test Pilot for Vickers Armstrong's Supermarine company standing beside the sole Supermarine 510, VV 106, which he demonstrated at the September 1949 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. A former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot, Lithgow's association with Supermarine started in 1944, when he was seconded to the company to assist Jeffrey Quill in Spitfire/Seafire development flying. After the war, Quill persuaded Lithgow to join the firm, where he succeeded Quill as Chief Test Pilot in 1947. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mike' Lithgow had overall flight development responsibility for the string of Supermarine designs that sired the RAF's Swift and the Royal Navy's Scimitar. Tragically, Lt. Cdr. Lithgow, along with his co-pilot 'Dickie' Rymer and three flight test engineers were to lose their lives in the prototype BAC One-Eleven's 'deep stall' crash of 22 October 1963.

Air Pictorial 1955-05 / The journal of a roving spotter

A close-up of the after part of the fuselage of the Supermarine 510, taken at the R.A.F. Apprentices School, Halton, Bucks, recently. The entire rear part of the fuselage is hinged from just behind the leading edge of the tailplane. This modification has a similar effect to a variable-incidence tailplane.

Air Pictorial 1957-01

The Supermarine 510 was photographed at R.A.F. Cardington by M. M. Gates of Ealing.

Air Pictorial 1957-11

The Supermarine 510 stored at R.A.F. Cardington, are now painted inl standard R.A.F. camouflage.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

The Supermarine Type 535 research aircraft, serialled VV119, was essentially the prototype of what would develop into the Swift, and was used memorably in the filming of David Lean’s The Sound Barrier.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Fine study of the 535 VV119 taken on August 13, 1951.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Fine study of the 535 VV119 taken on August 13, 1951. It bears the name Prometheus on its nose.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Many of the characteristic features of the Swift were apparent in the Type 541, WJ960, of 1951.

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1 августа 1951г.: взлетел WJ960 - первый предсерийный истребитель Supermarine Swift. 8 сентября самолет выполнил вынужденную посадку из-за отказа двигателя.

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

The first pre-production prototype, WJ960, was not officially a Swift, but the name was used unofficially at that time. It first flew on August 1, 1951, and in June 1952 broke the London to Brussels speed record. In 1953, it was decided that WJ960 was not sufficiently representative of the intended production aircraft for further development work and it was relegated to Rolls-Royce Avon engine trials.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

A characteristically superb portrait of the first pre-production Swift, WJ960, by the doyen of aviation photographers, Charles E. Brown. This production prototype was essentially similar to VV119 but with longer-span ailerons. Built at Hursley Park, the aircraft made its maiden flight on August 1, 1951, from Boscombe Down.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Serious flutter problems beset the first true Swift, WJ965, which first flew on July 18, 1952.

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Старший летчик-испытатель "Supermarine" Майк Литгоу пилотирует Type 508, рядом с которым следует прототип Type 535 Swift. Авиашоу в Фарнборо, сентябрь 1951 года.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Supermarine Type 508 / 529 / 525 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

No 56 Squadron was the only unit to operate the Swift F.1 and F.2 interceptors. In this formation three of the unit’s natural-metal F.1s lead three camouflaged F.2s.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

A line-up of Swift F.2s awaiting delivery at South Marston in 1956.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Swift F.3 WK247, photographed on September 5, 1954, was an F.2 with revised outer wings and an afterburning engine.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

The Swift F.3 variant - the first of which, WK247, is seen here - was similar to the F.1 and F.2 but introduced reheat for its Rolls-Royce Avon engine. All 25 F.3s ordered were built, but none entered squadron service. All except WK248, which went to the College of Aeronautics, were instructional airframes by the end of 1956.

Air International 1994-10 / Fighter A to Z

The Supermarine Swift F Mk 3

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

The record-breaking Swift prototype, WK198;

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Lt Cdr Mike Lithgow in F.4 WK198, a rebuilt F.1, leaves Chilbolton for Libya on September 22, 1953.

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Swift F.Mk4, WK198, перед попыткой установить мировой рекорд скорости. 26 сентября в районе Триполи (Ливия) он развил скорость 1195 км/ч, но рекорд продержался только восемь дней и был побит американским Douglas F4D Skyray.

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Самолет Swift в 1953 году установил мировой рекорд скорости. WK198, третий экземпляр Swift F.Mk 1, был переделан в рекордный F.Mk 4. Конструкция самолета включала в себя цельноповоротный стабилизатор.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

Swift F.1 WK198 was modified to become the prototype Mk 4 (given the company designation Type 546), and is seen here on a test flight before Mike Lithgow’s assault on the world air speed record. The Mk 4 introduced a variable-incidence tailplane, which, it was hoped, would alleviate the type’s notable pitch-up characteristics.

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WK 198 установил свой рекорд в ливийском городе Триполи. Теплый африканский воздух помог Swift развить скорость в 1183, 7 км/ч, но последующие вылеты были неудачными из-за выхода из строя форсажной камеры. Дальнейшие попытки не учитывались, так как 3 октября 1953 года американский Douglas F4D Skyray установил рекорд в 1211,4 км/ч.

Aviation Historian 11 / K.Hayward - High Anxiety

The Swift F.1 served with only one unit, No 56 Sqn, with which it entered service in February 1954 at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. Nearest the camera is WK208, lost after it became uncontrollable on May 13, 1954. All Swifts were grounded for two months as a result.

Air Pictorial 1955-10 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1955

The "teeth" in the leading edge of the wings of a Swift F.R.5 are clearly shown.

Air Pictorial 1955-11 / The journal of a roving spotter

VICKERS SWIFT F.R.Mk.5. Intended for very fast low-level reconnaissance and ground attack work, the Swift F.R.Mk.5 is in production at South Marston and is shortly to go into service with squadrons in 2nd T.A.F. Germany. The F.R.Mk.5 embodies refinements from lessons learned with the F.Mk.4. An afterburner with two-position nozzle is fitted to the Avon engine, and the extended nose contains three obliquely mounted cameras in the nose. Only two 30-mm. Aden guns are carried, plus a wide range of external stores and 220-gallon ventral drop tank.
Salient features: The lengthened nose of the Swift 5 gives a more streamlined appearance to the fuselage than on earlier marks, although the machine is still noticeably more tubby than the Hunter. The cockpit set just aft of the deep lateral intakes, is of the full tear-drop variety without the earlier rear metal reinforcing plates. The swept wings of low aspect ratio have backward curvature on the tips and the now familiar "saw cut" or "saw tooth" on the leading edge. The swept fin is of narrow chord with a long dorsal fillet, while the swept tailplane is set high on the rear fuselage and has marked dihedral. Undercarriage mainwheels retract inwards and the nosewheel forwards.
Photograph illustrates a recent production Swift F.R.Mk.5, XD904.

Air Pictorial 1955-12 / B.Robertson - British military serials - their origin and history (2)

One of the latest serial allocations (XD) is shown on this recent production Vickers Supermarine Swift FR.Mk.5 - XD904.

Air Pictorial 1956-08

Supermarine Swift F.R.Mk 5

Air Pictorial 1957-08

In the international low-level reconnaissance competition held recently by the Allied Tactical Air Forces at Laarbruck, first and second places were won by Vickers Supermarine Swifts F.R. Mark 5.The field was composed of aircraft from many air forces, including French, Dutch and Belgian F.84Fs, and American B.57s. The winning pilot. FIt. Lt. A. D. Laurence of No. 79 Squadron R.A.F., scored 120 points out of a possible 200 on his fastest mission over 160 miles. Targets included camouflaged Army vehicles, airfields and bridges, and the mission demanded accurate visual reporting, speedy photograph processing and immediate intelligence reports.

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Swift стал первым серийным британским реактивным истребителем со стреловидным крылом, но в силу ряда проблем технического характера его карьера продлилась всего 15 месяцев. Разведчику Swift FR.Mk 5 (на фотографии) в части срока службы повезло несколько больше.

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The camera-equipped FR Mk 5. which also featured the dog-tooth wing leading-edge.

Air Enthusiast 2003-01 / G.Pitchfork - 'Cold war' tac recce

Swift FR.5 WK298 of 79 Squadron at ultra-low level over Germany.

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Swift FR.Mk 5 из 79-й эскадрильи в небе Западной Германии. Swift применялись в качестве низковысотных истребителей и разведчиков. Самолеты входили в состав 2-й тактической ВА британских ВВС.
Supermarine Swifts F.R.5s of No. 79 Squadron in formation over Germany. Used for low-level fighter/reconnaissance duties, the Swifts are in service with the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-10 / M.Hardy - All the Queen's forces

Swifts

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

A trio of Swift FR.5s of 2 Squadron, 2nd TAF, over the Rhine in 1957.

Air Pictorial 1955-12 / The journal of a roving spotter

Unusual formation photographed by a Meteor of No.541 Squadron, R.A.F., Laarbruch, during the 3rd Central Region Reconnaissance Symposium held at H.Q. A.T.A.F. The Swift F.R.Mk.5 (XD 905) shows for the first time the ventral slipper tank. The all-silver Canberra (WT758) is a P.R.Mk.7, while the Shooting Star (TP-20) is a "rare bird", an RT-33A of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: English Electric / BAE Canberra - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949Lockheed T-33A - СШАUSA - 1948

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Swift так и не стал полноценным истребителем-перехватчиком, на что надеялись разработчики, но хорошо зарекомендовал себя как самолет тактической разведки - в данной роли его закупил ряд стран НАТО.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

FR.5s in service with 2 Squadron, 2nd TAF, Germany, who received them early in 1956.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v5

Supermarine Swift FR.5s.

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Вполне приемлемая дальность полета Swift могла быть существенно увеличена за счет применения подфюзеляжного топливного бака.

Air Pictorial 1957-08

Prototype F.7 XF774 displays its two wing-mounted Firefiash missiles.

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Fireflash. Для испытаний ракеты Fairey Fireflash с полуактивной РГСН были построены 14 самолетов F.Mk 7. Конструктивно ракета состояла из основной секции, в носовой части которой располагались БЧ и взрыватель, а также двух твердотопливных ускорителей. Испытания, проведенные в октябре 1957-го - ноябре 1958 года, были успешными, но в итоге на вооружение приняли УР Firestreak с тепловой ГСН.

Air International 1987-01 / B.Gunston - The AAM story (2)

One of the production Supermarine Swift F Mk 7s. Fireflash-equipped, which were used for operational trials with the Fairey AAM by the No 1 Guided Weapon Development Squadron of the RAF in the late 'fifties. The two prototypes had later serials than the production aircraft.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Swift F.7 XF124 launches a Fairey Firefiash during trials with the Guided Weapon Development Squadron, RAF Valley, in October 1958.

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The sixth production Valiant B.l, WP204, accompanied by a Swift FR.5 pictured during acceptance trials at A&AEE Boscombe Down, in 1954.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Vickers Valiant - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

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Первые семь серийных Valiant использовались для испытаний. На снимке представлена шестая машина, летящая в сопровождении истребителя Supermarine Swift F.Mk 7. Самолеты Valiant поставлялись в серебристой окраске с черными диэлектрическими панелями в носовой части фюзеляжа и законцовке киля. Белая "противоатомная" окраска была введена в 1957 году, после участия Valiant в испытаниях ядерных бомб "Grapple".

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Vickers Valiant - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Air Pictorial 1957-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1957

Swift Mk .7 with Fairey Fireflashs under both wings;

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

The all-blue production F.7 XF114 was the last "active” Swift, being used for aquaplaning tests at Cranfield as late as 1965/66.

Air Pictorial 1956-12 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

MISSILE CARRIER. Swift Mk. 7 (XF113) has a deep g.m. launching arm. Unlike "private venture" Hunter, the Swift has military markings.

Air Pictorial 1955-10 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1955

"Tooth" leading edge of the Swift F.R.Mk.5

Aviation Historian 13

The remains of a Supermarine Swift in Manchester's Droylsden scrapyard.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / ??? - Junked!

Supermarine Swift F.2 with maintenance serial 7301 was originally WK241. It is seen dumped at RAF Halton in company with Meteors and Prentices in 1959.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-06 / P.Jarrett - Grapevine

The fuselage of Supermarine Swift F.4 WK198 has already been reclaimed from the North East Aircraft Museum by its owner.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-12

The first swept-wing British fighter to enter service, the Supermarine 541 Swift made its maiden flight on August 5, 1951. Developed from the Types 510 and 535, the type entered RAF service with 56 Squadron in August 1954 as the F1, being followed by the F2 and the F3 with reheat. The last fighter variant, the F4, first flew on May 27, 1953, and this was followed by the FR5 tactical reconnaissance aircraft. The final Swift was missile development, examples were built.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-04 / 70 years fly by! Royal Air Force 1918 to 1988

Air International 2006-11 / J.Lake - Vockers Supermarine Swift /Legends of aviation/

Vickers SUpermarine Swift FR.5

Air International 1994-10 / Fighter A to Z

A three-view of the Swift F Mk 4.

Air Pictorial 1955-11 / The journal of a roving spotter

VICKERS SWIFT F.R.Mk.5. Data: Manufacturer: Vickers Supermarine, South Marston, Hants. Power: one Rolls-Royce reheat Avon. Accommodation: single-seat. Dimensions: span 32 ft. 4 in.; length 42 ft . 3 in. No other data available.

Aeroplane Monthly 1977-03 / B.Gunston - Supermarine Swift /Fighters of the fifties/ (13)

Supermarine Swift FR 5 of No.2 squadron Royal Air Force 2nd ATAF Laarbruch , W. Germany, 1957