| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-HFX |
| Alternate Serial: | WE729 |
| Military Code: | 115/NW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Fury FB10 |
| C/n (msn): | 37534 |
| Display Paint: | Australia - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | NowraMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSNW IATA: NOA Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | 75th Anniversary of Royal Australian Navy 1986 |
| Photo Date: | 6 October 1986 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 13856 |
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One of the Iraqi Furies recovered from storage in 1979. Confusingly for enthusiasts, it was painted to resemble Australian Navy Sea Fury WH589, which had been parked at Bankstown airport for many years as a potential target towing aircraft with Illawarra Aviation. That aircraft was sold in the US. Initially, VH-HFX carried the serial WE729 (a British Sea Fury that ended up in Cuba) but this was later changed to WH589. In 1991 -HFX was sold in the UK as G-BTTA, eventually making its way back to Australia as VH-ORN in 2010 This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2017, and has since been viewed 233 times. |