Tag: airplane
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Hawker Sea Fury in British Service
Hawker Sea Fury in British Service The British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operated the Hawker Sea Fury from February 1947, initially with 778 Naval Air Squadron’s, Flying Development Unit. The first operational unit was 807 NAS in September 1947 (the Royal Canadian Navy 803 Naval Air Squadron was the first of any nation in… Read more
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Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC The Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC was a navalised version of the Hurricane Mk IIC equipped with catapult spools, an arrester hook and full naval avionics. A total of 400 Hurricane Mk IICs originally intended for the Royal Air Force were converted to Sea Hurricane Mk IICs. A total of… Read more
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Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IB
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IB The Sea Hurricane Mk. IB was a standard Hawker Hurricane modified for carrier operations. These modifications included an A-frame type arrester hook, catapult spools and some strengthening to withstand carrier operations. Folding wings were considered, but the additional weight, design time required and delivery time delays that would be incurred… Read more