W.T. LARKINS PHOTO
No. 1205. Hawker Sea Fury T.Mk.20 (NX20SF c/n ES.9595) "Dreadnaught"
Photographed at Reno, Nevada, USA, 1985
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This aircraft was ordered for the Royal Navy, s/n VZ368 on August 21, 1948. Repurchased by Hawker in 1957, it was sold to the Burmese AF, s/n UB-451. In 1979 it was sold to the USA and re-engined with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engine. In July 1983 it was registered as NX20SF, named Dreadnought and listed as Racer number "8", it made its second maiden flight on August 6, 1983. |
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