sea Fury Project

Oooooh – that’s nice! 😀

Looking pretty with no movement in sight..

Well it,s still here..don,t know if the sales gone through or not.Will miss it when she does finally go. 🙁

Sam, it looks great. Looks like the Chipmunk job has spawned a big brother! 😀

hmmm, I’ll lean toward the price-point… 750K (US) for a (Sea)Fury… when 5 years ago a (fully airworthy) Sabre 5 was going for 500K? Personally happy to see any and all flying here and the joys of experiencing the ‘boom’ in Canadian warbirds is absolutely stunning… so… stay back… ’em aren’t leaving… and just what will Mr. Potter of Vintage Wings buy from TFC next????… might be nice to see the Beau fly in Canadian skies (and the CAM example get restored in the same transation)

Shortest answer is that the Mustang is in a seller’s market, the Sea Fury in a buyers. Demand for Mustangs exceeds (and generally has held) supply, while it ‘aint so for the Fury. Means that the Fury’s the most warbird for the least cash, though.

& you get a very sexy aircraft with alot more power for nearly half the money of a ’51.

I know,its proably the wrong thread but here is as good a place as any!

Why are Mustangs so popular with owners when they could buy,for instance, a Sea Fury, that probably has as much relevence (if not more) than other types. It can’t be because they think they will get more airshow bookings , because there must be more Mustangs available than there are slots to display them and surely if they have a more rare/interesting type then they might get more bookings?

It was always a treat to see Paul Morgans aircraft, if only because it was the only airworthy one of the type ,that was regularly displayed, and because he liked to take it to different venues ‘for a day trip’ as after all that is why you own something, to use and enjoy, isn’t it?
Sadly missed owner and aircraft ……
Alan.

…..but I don’t think that a sale to the UK is that likely..

BOOO, HISSSS!!! 😉 :p

…because there doesn’t seem to be the British investors prepared to buy! It’s not my problem, it’s the UK’s.

(Don’t bother listing what’s been imported into the UK – I know. Nothing’s been exported from the UK either without a fair price or value being paid. You pays your money, you takes your choice… My point is only there’s no use wishing – money talks, and action counts in warbird movement. Wishing achieves nothing.)

…..but I don’t think that a sale to the UK is that likely…

BOOO, HISSSS!!! 😉 :p

Sorry, should have said there are three (different) Furies in Australia now, with Centaurii. Sales probable and documented, but seeing is believing.

Yes, and interesting subject. I’m waiting…

Only us British can fully appreciate a PROPERLY engined Sea Fury, so bring her back!! 😀

Oi! Not so. An Italian Australian imported three Iraqi Furies way back when, and (currently) Australia has three Furies with Centaurii – one flying, one airworthy and one under lonoooog term rebuild. (Two are pretending to be Sea Furies.) Of those you could buy at least two if you offered enough, and the AU$ to sterling exchange rate is very favourable to the Poms, but I don’t think that a sale to the UK is that likely…

If memory serves me right the Sea fury that WOGB had was an FB11 and was ferried back stateside by Mike Wright ie it was a single seater not dual controlled in any way shape or form

I remember Pete Shepherd displaying VX302/G-BCOV at Biggin Hill in 1978 or 79…….awesome stuff, down the valley and all! I’m sure it was in this scheme and painted at Gatwick, possibly through B.Cal, but definately initially as a two seat canopy arrangement? It was previously in Tempest type cammo as “D-A” and before that with Mike Stow as “MW-S”. I think it was passed to Rick Drury in the states and initially raced in the same scheme. Its Blackbushe partner at the time was VX281/G-BCOW which was in the Korean scheme and went to Spencer Flack at Elstree until he disposed of it when G-FURY was ready. Last went to storage with the Sanders facility after Amjet packed up. Think its for sale now….. 🙂
Maybe Merlin Magic can tell us some more?

I didn’t, but at 160kt she struggles to keep in formation (those at Shuttleworth a few weeks ago will probably bear witness to that).

The Fury in formation with the Firefly and SeaFire FR.47 would be too much to ask for !

Nah, bring ’em over here and have Sea Fury FB.11, Firefly, Sea Fury T.20, Seafire F.17, Seafire FR.47, Sea Hawk FGA.6……..

You know it makes sense!! 😀 Only us British can fully appreciate a PROPERLY engined Sea Fury, so bring her back!! 😀

Mike – lets hope there is a first time.

The Fury in formation with the Firefly and SeaFire FR.47 would be too much to ask for !

Others were G-BCOV Ex ES3613 G-BCKG Ex ES8509 and G-BCKH Ex ES8502

Here’s VX302, ex G-BCOV, now N613RD, westbound through Glasgow 1983(ish)

Sea Fury

Wonderful to see her resurrected as a historically representative machine. I seem to recall that elements or all of the wing folding mechanism was reported as removed by the initial purchaser of the original wrecked airframe for use in another, so have those mechanics all been refitted or are the wings now manually folded?

I know that at least one restoration shop in the US has built up wing fold mechanisms. So I think those parts are available to make any Sea Fury have folding wings.

Hope to see this machine at Oshkosh!

Blue Skies,
Dan
www.dtlinn.com

If memory serves me right the Sea fury that WOGB had was an FB11 and was ferried back stateside by Mike Wright ie it was a single seater not dual controlled in any way shape or form

WoGB aka Doug Arnold imported the 4 TT20 which were used by the German Airforce (possibly Navy) as Target towers and arrived in an all red colour scheme before being repainted into RN (Korean conflict) colours. Will try and dig out a pic of them all parked outside the Twr at Blackbushe.

Not sure if they all stayed in 2 seat configuration or if they were converted maybe someone on here will remember. G-BCOW Ex ES3615 (mentioned by Stringbag) was coded 252 if i remember rightly. Others were G-BCOV Ex ES3613 G-BCKG Ex ES8509 and G-BCKH Ex ES8502

regards

Cliff

I’m not sure if this airplane has been sold now. I’m thinking it hasn’t because it was just recently (this week) added to the attendance list for Thunder Over Michigan under Chuck Greenhill’s name. I highly doubt if WG655 was indeed being sold that it would be added to the list. The reason I say this, is that the Skyraider on the list owned by Dr. Mike Schloss has been for sale on Courtesy and is now shown as Pending. It has since been removed from the Thunder list.

Who was the potential buyer for the Sea Fury?