* Type: Single-seat fighter aircraft
* Manufacturer: Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers-Armstrongs)
* Country of origin: United Kingdom
* First flight: 5 March 1936
* Introduced into service: August 1938
* Produced: 1936-1948
* Number built: 20,351
* Variants: Mark I, II, V, IX, XVI, XVIII, XIX, 21, 22, 24
* Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin liquid-cooled V12 piston engine
* Power: 1,710 hp (1,275 kW)
* Maximum speed: 362 mph (583 km/h)
* Range: 580 miles (933 km)
* Armament: Eight .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns mounted in the wings; or two 20 mm Hispano cannons and four .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns
* Role: Interceptor, fighter, fighter-bomber