Hawker Fury
The Hawker Fury is a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was a fast, agile aircraft, and the first interceptor in RAF service capable of speed higher than 200 mph (321 kmh) in level flight. It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
Fury | |
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Hawker Fury K5674, painted in 43 Squadron colours | |
Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft |
First flight | 25 March 1931 |
Introduction | 1931 |
Retired | 1949 Imperial Iranian Air Force |
Primary users | Royal Air Force
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Number built | 275 |
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