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    Airframe Family: Hawker Sea Fury
    Latest Model:Sea Fury FB.11
    Last Military Serial:WJ290 KLu
    Compressed ID:Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 sn WJ290 KLu
    Latest Owner or Location:Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Fury FB.11.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WJ290.

    From 1957 to 1964

    Transferred to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd, Dunsfold.

    From 1957 to 1960

    Assigned to Langley for storage.

    1960

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked to Dunsfold.

    Transferred to Dunsfold.
    Operated with markings: RN 38
    Placed in open storage.

    June 1964

    Restored.
    Fitted with the wings of RN s/n WE717.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n WJ290.
    Was one of an order for 18 Sea Furies for use for ground training and fire practice.

    June 1964

    Transported by ground.
    Moved by road to Deelen.

    Markings Applied: 38
    Still in the original Royal Navy scheme. Still fitted with the wings of WE717.

    To Delft Technical School, Netherlands.

    1980

    To Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA.
    An imcomplete airframe was purchased.

    Used in the rebuild of VX715.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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