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Constructed as a Sea Fury T.20. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n VX302. |
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Converted to a Sea Fury T.20S. |
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From 1957 to 1963 |
Transferred to Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft Ltd, Dunsfold. |
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From 1957 to 1960 |
Assigned to Langley for storage. |
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1960 |
Transported by ground. |
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Placed in open storage at Dunsfold with other Sea Furies. |
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1963 |
New construction number, ES.3613, assigned to the airframe. |
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From 5 April 1963 to 1974 |
To Deutsche Luftfahrt-Berantungdienst, Cologne, Germany with new c/r D-CACE. |
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From October 1974 to 1976 |
To Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd/Douglas W. Arnold, Blackbushe with new c/r G-BCOV. |
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Circa 1974 |
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11 October 1974 |
Ferry flight. |
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By 15 August 1976 |
Markings Applied: 77, ROYAL NAVY VX302, M |
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15 August 1976 |
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From September 1976 to 1985 |
To Michael W. Stow, Blackbushe keeping c/r G-BCOV. |
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20 May 1978 |
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20 May 1978 |
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7 June 1979 |
To David William Arnold, Blackbushe Airport, Camberley, Surrey keeping c/r G-BCOV. |
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Circa 1981 |
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20 June 1985 |
Civil registration, G-BCOV, cancelled. |
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From June 1985 to 1987 |
To Richard S. Drury, Goleta, CA with new c/r N613RD. |
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From 9 September 1985 to 15 September 1985 |
Raced as #43. |
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By 8 September 1986 |
Markings Applied: IRON ANGEL, 43, ROYAL NAVY VX302, D |
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From 8 September 1986 to 14 September 1986 |
Raced as #43, named IRON ANGEL. |
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8 September 1986 |
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From August 1987 to 1994 |
To Jerry C. Janes and Associates Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N51SF. |
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14 August 1987 |
To J C Janes and Associates Inc, Rockford, IL keeping c/r N51SF. |
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From 12 September 1988 to 18 September 1988 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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From 11 September 1989 to 17 September 1989 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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Circa 11 September 1989 |
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Circa 11 September 1989 |
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Circa 11 September 1989 |
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From 7 June 1990 to 10 June 1990 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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From 11 August 1990 to 12 August 1990 |
Raced as #20. |
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From 11 August 1990 to 12 August 1990 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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From 17 September 1990 to 23 September 1990 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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From 9 September 1991 to 15 September 1991 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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November 1991 |
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From 6 June 1992 to 7 June 1992 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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From 14 September 1992 to 20 September 1992 |
Raced as #20, named Cottonmouth. |
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Circa 1993 |
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By October 1994 |
Markings Applied: Sea Fuzzy |
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October 1994 |
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From December 1994 to 1995 |
To Musick Aircraft Corp/Stan Musick, Brownwood, TX keeping c/r N51SF. |
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From 23 March 1995 to 26 March 1995 |
Raced as #20, named Sea Fuzzy. |
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From 4 February 1997 to 2000 |
To Fort Wayne Air Service/John Dilley, Fort Wayne, IN keeping c/r N51SF. |
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Contracted to Ezell Aviation, Stephens County Airport, Breckenridge, TX for work on the airframe. |
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Restored. |
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From 21 December 2000 to 2004 |
To Paul Z. Besterveld, Van Nuys, CA keeping c/r N51SF. |
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Markings Applied: 103 |
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6 December 2001 |
Certificate of airworthiness for NX51SF (SEA FURY TMK 20, ES3613) issued. |
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28 January 2004 |
To Stuart Aviation Inc/Todd Stuart, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N51SF. |
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From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005 |
Raced as #103, named Conch Fury. |
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12 January 2006 |
Certificate of airworthiness for NX51SF (SEA FURY TMK 20, ES3613) issued. |
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9 November 2006 |
Certificate of airworthiness for N51SF (SEA FURY TMK 20, ES3613) issued. |
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From 21 February 2007 to 2011 |
To Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N51SF. |
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Based at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. |
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22 April 2008 |
Involved in an incident. |
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By 1 June 2008 |
Markings Applied: 103 |
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1 June 2008 |
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20 August 2008 |
Crashed. |
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18 September 2008 |
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29 January 2009 |
To Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX keeping c/r N51SF. |
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From 2011 to 2017 |
In the inventory of Air Fighter Academy, Rangsdorf, Germany. |
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2011 |
Transported by ship. |
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Restored. |
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From 2011 to 2017 |
To Air Fighter Academy, Rangsdorf, Germany with new c/r D-FACE. |
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25 April 2013 |
Civil registration, N51SF, cancelled. |
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From 1 December 2017 to 2020 |
To Air Fighter Academy, Rangsdorf, Germany with new c/r D-CACE. |
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3 May 2018 |
Engine runs at Bremgarten. |
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2019 |
Restoration continued. |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources Air Racing Results by Gary Williams U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden Internet Sources AMCAR Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America National Transportation Safety Board Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races) Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall Individual Contributors Mike Henniger |
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