Supermarine Type 508
The Supermarine Type 508 was ordered from Supermarine in November 1947 to Air Ministry specification N.9/47. The Type 508 was to be a development aircraft for a carrier-borne interceptor, reconnaissance and low-level nuclear strike aircraft to be built later by Supermarine to specification N.113D and which became the Type 544 which entered service as the Scimitar.
The Type 508, serial VX133, was a straight-winged jet aircraft fitted with a V-tail (“butterfly”) tail and first flew on 31 August 1951. The Type 508 was followed by the Types 529 and 525, before development led to the 544 and Scimitar.
Supermarine Type 508 Mock Up 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 
Supermarine Type 508 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 Landing on HMS Eagle 1952 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 Landing on HMS Eagle 1952 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 Landing on HMS Eagle 1952 
THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE COLD WAR 1945-1991 (A 32168) A Vickers Supermarine 508 experimental fighter landing on HMS EAGLE during flying trials in the English Channel. The Vickers Supermarine 508 was an undercarriaged version of the Vickers Supermarine 505 twin engined carrier research aircraft which itself was evolved from the straight winged Supermarine Attacker. The 505 was used to explore the idea of undercarriageless aircraft and flexible deck la… Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187766 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 
Supermarine Type 508 VX133 May 1952
