20240915 (112)_SR661_Hawker_Sea_Fury_Prototype
A claimant to the title of ultimate piston fighter, the Hawker Sea Fury was a lightened navalised version of the mighty Tempest RAF interceptor. This aircraft is actually a land-based export Iraqi Fury but is painted to represent the prototype Sea Fury with the delightful Temperate Sea Scheme's Dark Slate Grey/Extra Dark Sea Grey over yellow undersides with a yellow P for prototype on the fuselage side. The yellow identified an unfamiliar shape as friendly to roving fighter patrols. With a Bristol Centaurus sleeve-valve radial engine the Sea Fury pushed the limits of piston fighter performance and a Fleet Air Arm aircraft was credited with a MiG 15 jet kill during the Korean War. Air racing modified versions continue to be used at very high speeds in the USA while stock versions perform as warbirds, like this one in the line up at Duxford's 2024 Battle of Britain Airshow on 15th September.
20240915 (112)_SR661_Hawker_Sea_Fury_Prototype
A claimant to the title of ultimate piston fighter, the Hawker Sea Fury was a lightened navalised version of the mighty Tempest RAF interceptor. This aircraft is actually a land-based export Iraqi Fury but is painted to represent the prototype Sea Fury with the delightful Temperate Sea Scheme's Dark Slate Grey/Extra Dark Sea Grey over yellow undersides with a yellow P for prototype on the fuselage side. The yellow identified an unfamiliar shape as friendly to roving fighter patrols. With a Bristol Centaurus sleeve-valve radial engine the Sea Fury pushed the limits of piston fighter performance and a Fleet Air Arm aircraft was credited with a MiG 15 jet kill during the Korean War. Air racing modified versions continue to be used at very high speeds in the USA while stock versions perform as warbirds, like this one in the line up at Duxford's 2024 Battle of Britain Airshow on 15th September.