For the later monoplane fighter of the same name, see Hawker Sea Fury.
Fury
Hawker Fury K5674, painted in 43 Squadron colours
Role
Fighter
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Hawker Aircraft
First flight
25 March 1931
Introduction
1931
Retired
1949 Imperial Iranian Air Force[1]
Primary users
Royal Air Force
South African Air Force
Spanish Air Force
Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Number built
275
The Hawker Fury is a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was a fast, agile aircraft, and the first interceptor in RAF service capable of speed higher than 200 mph (321 kmh) in level flight.[2] It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
^"Historical Listings: Iran (IRN) Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine". World Air Forces. Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
^Smith, Peter (2014). Combat Biplanes of World War II. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword. p. 555. ISBN 978-1783400546.
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