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    Airframe Family: Hawker Sea Fury
    Latest Model:Sea Fury FB.11
    Last Military Serial:VX653 RN
    Last Civil Registration:G-BUCM
    Compressed ID:Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 sn VX653 RN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire / Cambs, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1949

    Constructed as a Sea Fury FB.11.

    20 September 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n VX653.

    20 September 1949

    Transferred to 736 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    1953

    Transferred to RNAS Donbristle.
    Reconditioned.

    1954

    Transferred to 811 NAS, RNAS Arbroath and HMS Warrior.

    1955

    Assigned to Unknown RNAY for storage.

    From Unknown to 1960

    To Airwork Ltd, Hurn.

    Transferred to RNAS Lossiemouth Gate Guardian.

    10 June 1968


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea Fury FB.11 gate guardian at RNAS Lossiemouth in the Summer of 1968.

    6 August 1969

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Navy.

    15 November 1970

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
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    10 October 1975

    To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
    In storage.
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    26 February 1992

    To Patina Ltd, Jersey (The Fighter Collection) with new c/r G-BUCM (HAWKER SEA FURY FB11, VX653).

    26 February 1992

    Based at The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    Restoration started.
    Long-term restoration.

    10 November 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford
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    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Robert Nichols
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