Aircraft Photo of VB857 | Hawker Sea Fury F10 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #763603
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VB857
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Fury/Sea Fury
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Fury/Sea Fury
Aircraft Version:Hawker Sea Fury F10
C/n (msn):[ VB857 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Area:Paris / Grand Palais [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:France
Event:Paris Air Show 1946
 
Photo Date:November 1946
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 763603
Photo Comment

While the French industry was struggling to recover, the British could show state-of-the-art war machines at the 1946 Salon. VB857 was a Sea Fury prototype begun by Boulton-Paul, but with the end of the war in sight, Sea Fury production at Boulton-Paul was cancelled and VB857 was completed by Hawker. Of the two Gloster Meteor F.4s, the rear one with the long-span wing is EE549, then holder of the official absolute world speed record at 991 km/h (616 mph). Photo from: Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica

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