The Iraqi Fury thread got me digging through my files for the one trainer that was shipped off to Iraq to Pakistan. I’m not sure whether this is the one but this one sure has an odd conversion done to it.
If anyone has any pics of the RIAF or the RPAF i’ll be most interested.
By: NDI - 14th December 2010 at 14:41
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE OPERATE Hawker Sea Fury T.61 & Hawker Sea Fury FB.60
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE ALSO OPERATE HAWKER TEMPSET II
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE ALSO OPERATE SUPERMARINE SPIETFIRE MK VIII
PAKISTAN AIR FORCE NEVER OPERATE TYPHOON (TEMPSET I)
By: David Burke - 8th November 2006 at 10:33
Mark V – Born in Frodsham from Birkenhead and Wallasey stock ! Should I hang my head in shame?
By: Scouse - 8th November 2006 at 01:01
It can’t be a scouse mod, it’s still got its wheels on.
I’m keeping well out of this one!
William
PS I rather seem to recall that in the early 70s a Liverpool company (AP?) was making aftermarket wheels for Indian MiG-21s. Rather flies in the face of the predicatable jokes, doesn’t it?
By: Mark V - 7th November 2006 at 23:55
Fell into that one despite of my ethnic Scouse / Cheshire origins !
Your not from Birkenhead are you?
By: Jagan - 7th November 2006 at 20:12
you are welcome ztango.
IIRC a photo of the crashed and burnt out Fury was also published in the pakistani book from where i got the info from.
By: zTango - 7th November 2006 at 17:48
Thanks Jagan… you’ve got some excellent information on your sites!!
By: Jagan - 7th November 2006 at 03:10
One of the fury trainers of the RPAF crashed and burned out in 1951
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=PAF0009
(date not exact in the above record)
By: zTango - 7th November 2006 at 01:16
you are probably right Mike.. which in a way indicates that the one forwarded on from Iraq was probably sprayed in the Iraqi scheme. Which makes at least 2 Fury trainers in Pakistan (if the picture was indeed taken at Langley). Does anyone have info on the Furys & Typhoons that were sent to the RPAF and any pictures? Thanks
By: zTango - 7th November 2006 at 00:47
alright!! one of the pics is a fake.. the background is the same.. isn’t it??
By: David Burke - 6th November 2006 at 21:48
Fell into that one despite of my ethnic Scouse / Cheshire origins !
By: David Burke - 6th November 2006 at 21:09
Looks a little like a Scouse ‘cut and shut’ job with that canopy!
By: zTango - 6th November 2006 at 20:45
thanks Mark.. the camo seems to be the same in both pics (can’t tell the shades properly though)
By: pogno - 6th November 2006 at 20:44
Mark12
That aircraft could be the third Iraqi two seater of an order for four, one was diverted to Pakistan and the other to the Royal Navy.
Early two seaters had seperate canopies but airflow caused the rear canopy to collapse so were later modified to the style we know on RN a/c.
So my choice is IDT3/263 delivered to Iraq 21/5/48 although things are far from clear.
EDIT The first picture of Ztango’s is the Fury diverted to Pakistan from the Iraq order, that too had the early canopy style. Was to be IDT2/262 with Iraq then K850 for Pakistan. Delivered 3/11/48.
By: Mark12 - 6th November 2006 at 20:19
I have this one on file.
Mark
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