Tag: aviation
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Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Sea Fury Originally designed for the Royal Air Force as a light Tempest Fighter, the end of the Second World War saw the RAF cancel its order for the fighter. The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm saw the Fury as an ideal option to replace a range of aircraft and ordered it as the Read more
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Wight Quadruplane Fighter
Wight Quadruplane Fighter First Flying in mid-1916, the Wight Quadruplane was a single seat fighter. The initial design had two cabane struts of long chord length supporting the upper wing. Four similar type interplane struts were used between the upper three wings, all of which had ailerons. Due to the position of the lower wing, Read more
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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