Hawker FK-1 Fury
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In 1943 the US Navy was looking for a successor to the F6F Hellcat. Primary candidate was the Grumman F8F Bearcat but Hawker Aircraft from the United Kingdom proposed the new Sea Fury fighter to the US Navy.
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After a prolonged competition the Hawker design won out over the Grumman and in October 1944 2000 Furies were ordered, to be built under licence by De Havilland in Canada.
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TomZ
Very nice Tom :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
(side note: Hawker already had a company in Canada, called Avro [actually, Victory Aircraft])
Noice. :thumbsup:
Looks good :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Very nice! Looks so much better than the Bearcat. :wub:
I just logged on to upload my completed Sea Fury pics...I was torn between real world and a USMC Whif. I went real world, but if I hadn't we wold both be posting blue US Furies at the same time! lol
Very nice, Tom! She looks great in USMC livery, and you did a great job. Neat backstory too.
Do you mind if I ask what decals you used here? They sure laid down well and look awesome.
Best regards,
Kem
Quote from: b29r on October 02, 2018, 08:19:44 AM
Do you mind if I ask what decals you used here? They sure laid down well and look awesome.
Decals came from the spares box. I think they are from xtradecal sheet for the F4U.
TomZ