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.
Cuba operated 15 ex-FAA Sea Fury FB.11s and two Sea Fury T.20s ordered in 1958. Deliveries started the same year, and by 1959, all had been delivered.Most of them were destroyed in crashes or cannibalized, albeit the British never imposed an embargo, unlike the USA. By the time the Bay of Pigs invasion took place on 15 April 1961, five 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 aircraft 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 and erroneous. (George Farinas)
Egyptedit
Egypt ordered 12 Sea Furies in 1949, and they were delivered during the following two years.[1][dead link]
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]
Deutsche Luftfahrt Beratungsdienst
Iraqedit
Hawker Fury in Iraqi Air Force markings
Iraq ordered 30 de-navalized Fury F.1 fighter-bombers and five (later reduced to two) Fury T.52 trainers in December 1946; the first batch of nine aircraft arrived in Iraq in November 1947.[3] 20 additional Fury F.1s were bought in 1951.[4]
Four Hawker Furies were donated by Iraq in 1961. However, the aircraft were found to be in a very poor condition, and they were never flown in Morocco (apart from a single test flight).[5]
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][6][7][8]
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][9]
^Cooper, Tom; Grandolini, Albert (2018). Showdown in Western Sahara, Volume 1: Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony, 1945-1975. Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. pp. 30–31. ISBN978-1-912390-35-9.
^Sea Fury F 50 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
^Sea Fury FB 51 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
^Sea Fury FB 60 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl. Retrieved: 13 August 2014.
^Husseini (June 2007). "Infancy to Independance (1933-1950)". PAF Over The Years (Revised ed.). Directorate of Media Affairs, Pakistan Air Force.
^ abSturtivant and Ballance 1994, pp. 344–345, 349.
Sipos, Milos; Cooper, Tom (2020). Wings of Iraq, Volume 1: The Iraqi Air Force, 1931-1970. Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN978-1-913118-74-7.
Sturtivant, Ray; Ballance, Theo (1994). The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN0-85130-223-8.
December 14, 2023
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The List of Hawker Sea Fury operators lists the counties and their air force units that have operated the aircraft This transport related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 Contents 1 Operators 1 1 Australia 1 2 Burma 1 3 Canada 1 4 Cuba 1 5 Egypt 1 6 Germany 1 7 Iraq 1 8 Morocco 1 9 Netherlands 1 10 Pakistan 1 11 United Kingdom 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyOperators editAustralia edit nbsp 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 Arm723 Squadron RAN 2 724 Squadron RAN 2 725 Squadron RAN 2 805 Squadron RAN 2 808 Squadron RAN 2 850 Squadron RAN 2 Burma edit Burma received 18 ex FAA Sea Fury FB 11s and three Sea Fury T 20s in 1958 1 Burma Air ForceCanada edit nbsp Sea Furies of the Royal Canadian NavyA 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 Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Air Arm803 Squadron RCN in May 1951 redesignated 870 Squadron 883 Squadron RCN in May 1951 redesignated 871 Squadron 870 Squadron RCN in November 1952 redesignated VF 870 871 Squadron RCN in November 1952 redesignated VF 871 VF 870 VF 871 VT 40 VX 10Cuba edit Cuba operated 15 ex FAA Sea Fury FB 11s and two Sea Fury T 20s ordered in 1958 Deliveries started the same year and by 1959 all had been delivered Most of them were destroyed in crashes or cannibalized albeit the British never imposed an embargo unlike the USA By the time the Bay of Pigs invasion took place on 15 April 1961 five 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 aircraft 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 and erroneous George Farinas Egypt edit Egypt ordered 12 Sea Furies in 1949 and they were delivered during the following two years 1 dead link Royal Egyptian Air ForceGermany edit 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 Deutsche Luftfahrt BeratungsdienstIraq edit nbsp Hawker Fury in Iraqi Air Force markingsIraq ordered 30 de navalized Fury F 1 fighter bombers and five later reduced to two Fury T 52 trainers in December 1946 the first batch of nine aircraft arrived in Iraq in November 1947 3 20 additional Fury F 1s were bought in 1951 4 Iraqi Air ForceNo 1 Squadron Royal Iraqi Air Force 3 No 4 Squadron Royal Iraqi Air Force 4 No 7 Squadron Royal Iraqi Air Force 3 Morocco edit Four Hawker Furies were donated by Iraq in 1961 However the aircraft were found to be in a very poor condition and they were never flown in Morocco apart from a single test flight 5 Royal Moroccan Air ForceNetherlands edit nbsp A Sea Fury of the Royal Netherlands NavyThe 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 6 7 8 Royal Netherlands Navy Dutch Naval Aviation ServicePakistan edit nbsp Pakistan Air Force Sea Fury T 61Between 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 9 Pakistan Air ForceNo 5 Squadron Falcons No 9 Squadron Griffins No 14 Squadron Tail Choppers No 23 Squadron Talons United Kingdom edit nbsp A Sea Fury in Royal Navy colours at Oshkosh 2003Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm700 Naval Air Squadron 2 703 Naval Air Squadron 2 736 Naval Air Squadron 2 738 Naval Air Squadron 2 739 Naval Air Squadron 2 744 Naval Air Squadron 2 751 Naval Air Squadron 2 759 Naval Air Squadron 2 767 Naval Air Squadron 2 773 Naval Air Squadron 2 778 Naval Air Squadron 2 781 Naval Air Squadron 2 782 Naval Air Squadron 2 787 Naval Air Squadron 2 799 Naval Air Squadron 2 801 Naval Air Squadron 2 802 Naval Air Squadron 2 804 Naval Air Squadron 2 806 Naval Air Squadron 2 807 Naval Air Squadron 2 811 Naval Air Squadron 2 898 Naval Air Squadron 2 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve1830 Naval Air Squadron 2 1831 Naval Air Squadron 2 1832 Naval Air Squadron 2 1833 Naval Air Squadron 2 1834 Naval Air Squadron 2 1835 Naval Air Squadron 10 1836 Naval Air Squadron 10 1843 Naval Air Squadron 11 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Sea FuryReferences editCitations edit a b c d e f Sea Fury History www unlimitedair com 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 a b c Sipos amp Cooper 2020 p 34 a b Sipos amp Cooper 2020 p 38 Cooper Tom Grandolini Albert 2018 Showdown in Western Sahara Volume 1 Air Warfare Over the Last African Colony 1945 1975 Warwick UK Helion amp Company Publishing pp 30 31 ISBN 978 1 912390 35 9 Sea Fury F 50 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine militaireluchtvaartnederland nl Retrieved 13 August 2014 Sea Fury FB 51 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine militaireluchtvaartnederland nl Retrieved 13 August 2014 Sea Fury FB 60 Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine militaireluchtvaartnederland nl Retrieved 13 August 2014 Husseini June 2007 Infancy to Independance 1933 1950 PAF Over The Years Revised ed Directorate of Media Affairs Pakistan Air Force a b Sturtivant and Ballance 1994 pp 344 345 349 Sturtivant and Ballance 1994 pp 342 355 Bibliography edit Sipos Milos Cooper Tom 2020 Wings of Iraq Volume 1 The Iraqi Air Force 1931 1970 Warwick UK Helion amp Company Publishing ISBN 978 1 913118 74 7 Sturtivant Ray Ballance Theo 1994 The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm Tonbridge Kent UK Air Britain Historians Ltd ISBN 0 85130 223 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Hawker Sea Fury operators amp oldid 1137532853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
