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 |
City / Airport: | Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map |
Region / Country: | California, United States |
Event: | NAS Moffett Air Show 1980 |
Photo Date: | 17 May 1980 |
Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
Photo ID: | 504671Submit Correction |
View count: | 259 |
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.
Registration / Serial: | N588 |
Alternate Serial: | WH588 |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Fury FB11 |
C/n (msn): | 41H/636335 |
Display Paint: | Australia - Navy |
City / Airport: | Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
Photo Date: | 17 May 1980 |
Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
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 |
City / Airport: | Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map |
Region / Country: | California, United States |
Event: | NAS Moffett Air Show 1980 |
Photo Date: | 17 May 1980 |
Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
Photo ID: | 504671Submit Correction |
View count: | 259 |
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.
Registration / Serial: | N588 |
Alternate Serial: | WH588 |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Fury FB11 |
C/n (msn): | 41H/636335 |
Display Paint: | Australia - Navy |
City / Airport: | Mountain View - Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ / NUQ)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
Photo Date: | 17 May 1980 |
Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |