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 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 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.
First flying on 4 January 1952, and initially envisaged as a turboprop-powered derivative of the AJ Savage., the North American XA2J Super Savage developed into a larger and faster aircraft. Unfortunately the complexity of the proposed engines and their associated gearbox to drive the contra-rotating propellers proved unreliable. In addition, the rival Douglas XA3D Skywarrior which first flew on first flew in October 1952 had a superior performance. Of the two prototypes ordered, only the first was completed before the program was terminated.
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