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.

For the later monoplane fighter of the same name, see Hawker Sea Fury.

Fury
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
  • South African Air Force
  • Spanish Air Force
  • Royal Yugoslav Air Force
Number built 275
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