List of Hawker Sea Fury operators

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The List of Hawker Sea Fury operators lists the counties and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:

Operators[]

 Australia[]

Sea Fury s/n 308, ex-Iraqi Air Force; repainted in the paint scheme of aircraft operated by the Australian Fleet Air Arm (1949–60).

Royal Australian Navy received about 50 ex-FAA Sea Furies during 1949 and 1950.[1]

Royal Australian Navy - Fleet Air Arm

 Burma[]

Burma received 18 ex-FAA Sea Fury FB.11s and three Sea Fury T.20s in 1958.[1]

Burma Air Force

 Canada[]

Sea Furies of the Royal Canadian Navy

A total of 74 Sea Furies served in three different RCN units - two combat squadrons (803 and 883) and the RCN's fixed-wing training unit, VT 40. The last Canadian military flight of the RCN Hawker Sea Fury type was made by F/O Lynn Garrison at McCall Field, Calgary, Alberta 1 April 1958. The aircraft involved was WG-565 ferried to Calgary for use as an instructional airframe at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts.

Royal Canadian Navy -
  • 803 Squadron RCN in May 1951 redesignated 870 Squadron
  • in May 1951 redesignated 871 Squadron
  • 870 Squadron RCN in November 1952 redesignated VF-870
  • in November 1952 redesignated VF-871
  • VF-870
  • VF-871

 Cuba[]

Cuba operated 15 ex-FAA Sea Fury FB.11s and two Sea Fury T.20s ordered in 1958. Not all were delivered in 1958. But by 1959, all had been delivered. The Communist regime managed to destroy most of these thru crashes and cannibalism of parts to keep others flying, albeit the British never having a blockade like the USA. By the time the Bay of Pigs invasion took place on 15 April, 1961, only 5 were airworthy but only three were confirmed to be in action during the hostilities. One was shot down by either the LAF (Liberation Air Force) or ship fire. Two of these are displayed in museums in Cuba today. Reports the LAF destroyed 3 Sea Furies on the ground during the Bay of Pigs initial assault, are totally false (George Farinas)

 Egypt[]

Egypt ordered 12 Sea Furies during 1949 and delivered during the following two years.[1]

Royal Egyptian Air Force

 Germany[]

The Federal Republic of Germany bought eight ex-FAA Sea Fury T.20s during 1959-60. They were further modified in Germany for target-towing duties and served under contract to the Luftwaffe as target tugs.[1]

 Iraq[]

Hawker Fury in Iraqi Air Force markings

Iraq received 30 de-navalized Sea Fury Mk.60s and two Sea Fury T.61s

Iraqi Air Force
  • No. 1 Squadron Royal Iraqi Air Force
  • No. 7 Squadron Royal Iraqi Air Force

 Netherlands[]

A Sea Fury of the Royal Netherlands Navy

The Royal Netherlands Navy purchased 10 Sea Fury F. Mk.50 for service on the escort carrier Karel Doorman (QH1). Additional 12 Sea Fury FB. Mk.60 were purchased, and as a third order 25 Sea Fury FB. Mk.51 were built under license by Fokker. Several aircraft served aboard the second Karel Doorman (R81). Dutch Sea Furies were finally replaced in 1957 by Hawker Sea Hawks.[1][3][4][5]

Royal Netherlands Navy - Dutch Naval Aviation Service

 Pakistan[]

Pakistan Air Force Sea Fury T.61

Between 1949 and 1950 Pakistan purchased 87 brand new Sea Fury Mk.60s, five ex-FAA FB.11, the prototype F.2/43 Fury (NX802) and five newly built Sea Fury Mk.61 two seat trainers.[1]

Pakistan Air Force

 United Kingdom[]

A Sea Fury in Royal Navy colours at Oshkosh, 2003
Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Sea Fury History
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Sturtivant and Ballance 1994, p. 362.
  3. ^ Sea Fury F 50 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ Sea Fury FB 51 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ Sea Fury FB 60 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b Sturtivant and Ballance 1994, pp. 344–345, 349.
  7. ^ Sturtivant and Ballance 1994, pp. 342, 355.
  • Sturtivant, Ray; Ballance, Theo (1994). The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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