| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VZ345 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Fury/Sea Fury |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Sea Fury T20S |
| C/n (msn): | ES.8503 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbingdonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUD IATA: ABB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Battle of Britain at Home Day 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1982 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 658639 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the Royal Navy as VZ345 in 1950. Sold as D-FATA in 1958 and reregistered as D-CATA in 1959. Used for target towing. To A&AEE Boscombe Down as VZ345 in 1974. Damaged in a ground loop at Boscombe Down in 1985. Moved to Yeovilton in 1992, Brough in 1994, back to Yeovilton in 1997 then to Duxford in 2008. Shipped to Wangaratta, Australia in 2010 for restoration. Registered as G-VZSF in 2017. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 February 2024, and has since been viewed 131 times. |