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Re: Sea Fury histories..
Posted by Mark Russell on Sun May 12, 2002 05:54:23 PM
In reply top Sea Fury histories.. posted by Joe Scheil on Sun May 12, 2002 04:37:07 PM
There are 6 surviving Sea Fury airframes in the UK.
Two of them are airworthy, the Royal Navy Historic Flight's FB11 VR930 and a privately owned ex-Iraqi FB10 ex-N36SF.
Two more are believed to be under rebuild, the first, FB11 VX653, is progressing very nicely at Duxford with The Fighter Collection, whilst another FB.11, ex-WG599 then D-CACY under restoration in Norfolk for an US-based collector.
The remaining two are based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, one, WJ231 is on static display in the Fleet Arm Museum, whilst the other, T.20S VZ345 is kept by the RNHF as a source of spares for VR930.
HTH
Mark