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October 3, 2007 at 9:12 pm in reply to: Mystery Tempest/Sea Fury Portsmouth Area #1243293

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With thanks to DCollins103, G-CBEL appears to be the former Iraqi Fury 315, which my father Colin Overton photographed at Blackbushe on its delivery flight to Iraq.Not a brilliant photo but the best a teenager with a box brownie could manage!

October 3, 2007 at 9:06 pm in reply to: Old Brownie pix -Mosquito,ISS Fury and Dragonfly #1243303

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Hi there SMS88

I have googled for the Iraqi number translations and the Fury ISS codes show the number 215.

hope this helps?

It helps a lot, thankyou kindly:)
I think looking closely the arabic is 315 (215 was not a Fury), and according to the warbirdregistry.org that 315 is currently registered G-CBEL in the UK with John Bradshaw of Wroughton in mixed Dutch/ RAN colors – what an amazing coincidence that my father took a photo of what is today the UK´s only airworthy ex-Iraqi Fury

October 3, 2007 at 8:37 am in reply to: Old Brownie pix -Mosquito,ISS Fury and Dragonfly #1243860

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Wecome SMS88, and thanks for the contribution- old unseen photos are always well received here.

I wonder if the Dragonfly is parked near a pond, or a river. If the latter, it would possibly be the Loddon, which runs through Twyford. It is possible that G-ANZL is a reincarnation of Dragonfly G-ANAL, which raised eyebrows with its call-sign, and may (I am guessing) have been discreetly re-registered.

Thankyou both for the welcome:)
The S51 photo does appear to have been taken from the water,another clue from the back of the print is Ruscombe,Twyford
But nobody can id the Iraqui Fury for me????
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