List of Hawker Sea Fury operators

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[edit] Operators

[edit] Australia

Royal Australian Navy received about 50 ex-FAA Sea Furies during 1949 and 1950.^[1]

Royal Australian Navy - Fleet Air Arm

[edit] Burma

Burma received 18 ex-FAA Sea Fury FB.11s and three Sea Fury T.20s in 1958.^[1]

Burma Air Force

A total of 74 Sea Furies served in three different RCN units - two combat squadrons (803 and 883) and the RCN's fixed-wing training unit, VT 40. The last Canadian military flight of the RCN Hawker Sea Fury type was made by F/O Lynn Garrison at McCall Field, Calgary, Alberta April 1, 1958. The aircraft involved was WG-565 ferried to Calgary for use as an instructional airframe at the Provincial Institute of Technology.

Royal Canadian Navy - Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Air Arm

803 Squadron RCN in May 1951 redesignated 870 Squadron
883 Squadron RCN in May 1951 redesignated 871 Squadron
870 Squadron RCN in November 1952 redesignated VF 870
871 Squadron RCN in November 1952 redesignated VF 871
VF 870
VF 871
VT 40

[edit] Cuba

Cuba received 15 ex-FAA Sea Fury FB.11s and two Sea Fury T.20s in 1958. Aircraft were assembled in 1959 and fought against the CIA-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.^[1]

Cuban Air Force

[edit] Egypt

Egypt ordered 12 Sea Furies during 1949 and delivered during the following two years.^[1]

Royal Egyptian Air Force

[edit] Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany bought eight ex-FAA Sea Fury T.20s during 1959-60. They were further modified in Germany for target-towing duties and served under contract to the Luftwaffe as target tugs.^[1]

Deutsche Luftfahrt Beratungsdienst

[edit] Iraq

Iraq received 30 de-navalized Sea Fury Mk.60s and two Sea Fury T.61s

Iraqi Air Force

[edit] Morocco

Moroccan Air Force

[edit] Netherlands

A Sea Fury of the Royal Netherlands Navy

The Royal Netherlands Navy purchased 24 Sea Fury Mk.50 for service on the escort carrier Karel Doorman (QH1). Additional 24 were built under license by Fokker. Several aircraft served aboard the second Karel Doorman (R81). Dutch Sea Furies were finally replaced in 1959 by Hawker Sea Hawks.^[1]

Royal Netherlands Navy - Dutch Naval Aviation Service

[edit] Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force Sea Fury T.61

Between 1949 and 1950 Pakistan purchased 87 brand new Sea Fury Mk.60s, five ex-FAA FB.11, the prototype F.2/43 Fury (NX802) and five newly built Sea Fury Mk.61 two seat trainers.^[1]