Hawker Sea Fury in Iraqi Service
Iraq acquired 30 Hawker Fury F.1 fighters and two T.52 trainers in 1946. Used to equip two squadrons, they saw little action during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, mostly undertaking armed reconnaissance flights.
An additional 25 Sea Furies FB.11 fighters were purchased in 1951 (15 new built and 10 ex-Royal Navy aircraft that had their naval gear removed), equipping a third squadron. Three ex-Royal Navy T.20s were also acquired at this time. These, along with the original aircraft saw significant use against Kurdish uprisings in the north of the country throughout the 1960s until their replacement from 1967 by Sukhoi Su-7s.
