The Royal Canadian Navy acquired 74 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 fighter bombers for operation from HMCS Magnificent. An additional FB. Mk.X was taken onto the books for administrative purposes when it was being used on cold weather trials by Britain.
Two Canadian squadrons operated the Sea Fury, No. 803 and No. 883 Squadrons, which were later renumbered as No. 870 and No. 871 Squadrons.
The Sea Furies were operated from 1948 to 1956 when they were replaced by the McDonnell F2H Banshee.
Hawker Sea Fury taking off from HMCS MagnificentHawker Sea Fury FB.11 on HMCS Magnificent during Exercise New Broom II, 14 September 1954Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 of the RCN and a Douglas AD-4B Skyraider of the USN on the flightdeck of HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) during Exercise Mariner, 1953Deck Landing Control Officer (DLCO) signalling a Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, to take off from HMCS MagnificentHawker Sea Fury FB.11 taking off from HMCS Magnificent, 30 July 1953Sea Fury catches the #2 wire on HMS MagnificentHawker Sea Fury crashed into the crash barrier on HMCS MagnificentHawker Sea Fury FB.11Hawker Sea Fury and a Fairey Firefly aboard HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)Grumman Avenger AS.3, Hawker Sea Fury and Fairey Firefly aircraft on the deck of HMCS Magnificent Sep 1953Hawker Sea Fury flying over HMCS MagnificentHMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) in the mid-1950s with 15 Grumman Avenger AS.3 of No. 881 NAS and two Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 fighters of No 871 NAS
Land Base Sea Furies
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TF946 of 803 Sqn of the Royal Canadian Navy during 1948Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG117, Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, ca 1950.Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG117), Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, ca 1950Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG119Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG119Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG120 personal mount of the Air Group Commander 19th Carrier Air GroupHawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG129Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 TG129Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 VX686Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11 VX686Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 VX690 of 803 SqnHawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG566, of the RCN in 1952Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG566, of the RCN in 1952 with its wings foldedHawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG565Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11 WG565Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG565, McCall Field, Calgary, after last Canadian flight of type by Flying Officer Garrison 1 April 1957Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG565, McCall Field, Calgary, after last Canadian flight of type by Flying Officer Garrison 1 April 1957Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG567 RCN while visiting North Luffenham, England, ca 1949Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WG574 in 1956RCN Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WZ636Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 fightersHawker Sea Fury FB.11s of the 19th CAG on the tarmac at Shearwater, Nova ScotiaHawker Sea Furies of 871 SquadronHawker Sea Fury FB.11 formationHawker Sea Fury FB.11 formationHawker Sea Fury FB.11 VG-BCK from No. 803 Squadron, RCN 19th Carrier Air Group, being re-oiled, with the Rock of Gibraltar in the background, 7 Nov 1950
First flying on 4 August 1951, the Bréguet Br 960 Vultur was a two-seat carrier-based attack and anti-submarine aircraft (ASW) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Designed as a mix-powered aircraft, it had an Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 970-shaft-horsepower (720 kW) turboprop in the nose with a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet 21.6-kn (4,900 lbf) in the tail. This enabled the Vultur to meet the speed and endurance requirements of the French Navy.
Changing requirements led to the cancellation of the attack requirement, so the second Vultur prototype was rebuilt as an anti-submarine warfare platform, powered by a single, but more powerful Mamba VI and the deletion of the Nene turbojet. Redesignated the Br 965 Épaulard (“Killer Whale”) it eventually led to the Bréguet 1050 Alizé.
First flying on 27 November 1944, the Boeing XF8B was capable of acting as an interceptor, long-range escort fighter, dive-bomber, and torpedo bomber. Armament was to consist of six 0.50 inch machine guns or six 20 mm wing-mounted cannons, and a 6,400 lb (2,900 kg) bomb load or two 2,000 lb (900 kg) torpedoes.
Three prototypes were built, the first two being evaluated by the US Navy and the third by the USAAF. The end of World War Two and the advent of the jet engine resulted in the project being cancelled.
