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In this week's look at Flying Failures, we'll be casting our eye over the Supermarine Scimitar, the last fighter aircraft to be built by the same manufacturer who had given the world the legendary Spitfire, and while this jet looked purposeful, and could operate superbly in the air, the matter of actually taking the plane off and landing it was one that resulted in multiple fatal consequences, though not entirely to blame on the Scimitar itself, as a change in priorities mid way through its development, together with defence cuts and a lack of suitable aircraft carrier provision, meant more of these aircraft were lost in accidents than survived to the end of its short and inauspicious 12 year service life, creating what is often considered one of the worst naval fighters ever to fly.

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References:
- Imperial War Musuem (and their respective references)
- Key Aero (and their respective references)
- Wikipedia (and its respective references)