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    Airframe Family: Hawker Sea Fury
    Latest Model:Sea Fury FB.11
    Last Military Serial:326 IQAF
    Construction Number:41H-643827
    Last Civil Registration:VH-SHF
    Compressed ID:Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 sn 326 IQAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Official Trustee In Bankruptcy, Brisbane, QLD

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a Sea Fury FB.11.

    December 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya with s/n 326.

    Transferred to Bagdad.

    1972

    To New York Vintage Aircraft International of Nyack/Ed Jurist, NY.

    21 July 1977

    To Flying Fighters Pty Ltd, Sunnybank, QLD with new c/r VH-SHF.

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Bagdad to Orlando, Florida.

    To The Aeroplane Factory, Rockford, IL with new c/r N43SF.

    11 February 1987

    To unknown owner with c/r ZK-SFR.

    1988

    To unknown owner with c/r ZK-FRY.

    19 June 1988

    Transported by ship.
    Delivered to Ardmore.

    Contracted to New Zealand Fury Syndicate, Auckland for work on the airframe.

    Restored.
    The work was carried out by the Syndicate.

    From 1993 to 2000

    To Flightwatch Services Ltd, Ardmore, New Zealand.

    31 May 2001

    To Flying Fighters Pty Ltd, Sunnybank, QLD with new c/r VH-SHF.

    Based at Flying Fighters Museum, Brisbane Archerfield Airport, Archerfield, Queensland.
    Operated with markings: WJ232/O-114
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    1 May 2018

    To The Official Trustee In Bankruptcy, Brisbane, QLD keeping c/r VH-SHF.
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