Tag: airplane
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Hawker Sea Fury in Iraqi Service
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… Read more
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Hawker Sea Fury in West German Service
Hawker Sea Fury in West German Service Between 1959 and 1960, WestGermany purchased ten Hawker Sea Fury T.20 aircraft for conversion target tugs. Operated by DLB (Deutscher Luftwaffen Beartungsdienst) they were converted to their new role in Germany and designated Sea Fury T.20S. An additional six were purchased in 1962 with a further one acquired… Read more
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Vickers Type 253
Vickers Type 253 The Vickers Type 253 was built to Air Ministry specification G.4/31 for a general purpose aircraft capable of carrying out level bombing, army co-operation, dive bombing, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation and torpedo bombing. The design is often also known as the Vickers G.4/31. Although a conventional biplane design, the internal fuselage construction, designed… Read more