
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | N588 |
Alternate Serial: | WH588 |
Military Code: | K |
Other Marks: | 16 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Fury FB11 |
C/n (msn): | 41H/636335 |
Display Paint: | Australia - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Mountain View - Moffett Federal AirfieldMap |
Region / Country: | California, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNUQ IATA: NUQ Local: NUQ Other: - |
Event: | NAS Moffett Air Show 1980 |
Photo Date: | 17 May 1980 |
Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
Photo ID: | 504671 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered new to RAN in March 1952 and retired in September 1963. Exported to U.S. in 1972 and registered as N588. This Sea Fury participated in the Reno Air Races from 1972 through 1996 except for 1976, 1977, and 1995, using race number 16. It was exported to the U.K. in 1997 and registered as G-EEMV. On 11 May 2001 the a/c was heavily damaged and the pilot perished in a landing accident at Sywell. The remains of the a/c have been exported to Sweden. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2022, and has since been viewed 264 times. |