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    Airframe Family: Hawker Sea Fury
    Latest Model:Sea Fury FB.11
    Last Military Serial:VX686 RCN
    Last Civil Registration:CF-PRN
    Compressed ID:Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 sn VX686 RCN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Frank Sanders, Santa Ana, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Fury FB.11.
    EDIT NOTE: There are some Sea Furies with either mixed or confused histories. This is one of them and AV is working to sort them out.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n VX686.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Navy with s/n VX686.


    Photographer: Unknown

    Transferred to 883 Squadron.
    Operated with markings: AA-P

    23 March 1951

    Involved in an incident.
    Nosed over after engaging the barrier on HMCS Magnificent.

    Transferred to 883 Squadron.
    Operated with markings: AA-T

    1952

    Was on board during the HMCS Magnificents Mediterranean cruise.

    Markings Applied: 127

    1953

    Transferred to HMCS Magnficent.

    Transferred to 803 Squadron.

    Transferred to 871 Squadron.

    Transferred to VX10.

    2 November 1956

    Last Sea Fury overhauled by Fairey Canada.

    Ferry flight.
    Ferried to Scoudouc, NB, for storage by a VX 10 pilot.

    1959

    To Charlie McEwan.
    Flown to his privately owned airport near Moncton, NB.

    Stored outside.

    Circa 1962

    To Brian Baird, Ottawa, ON.
    Sold to Mr. Baird for $500.

    Circa 2 October 1963

    Assigned civil registration: CF-PRN

    Circa 3 October 1963

    Ferry permit issued for movement from Moncton, NB, to Ottawa, ON.

    Damaged.
    Damaged in hanger fire at Moncton, NB.

    Circa March 1966

    Civil registration, CF-PRN, cancelled.

    Transported by ground.
    The remains were shipped to Queen Creek, AZ, for restoration.

    7 August 1969

    The owner was killed in a plane crash.

    To Frank Sanders, Santa Ana, CA.

    Restoration completed.

    CASPIR: on airshow circuit for many years. Several subsequent owners in UK and US, won the 2006 Unlimited Gold Championship at Reno, Nevada. EDITOR NOTE: This would make it s/n VR919 c/n 41H-609972 c/r N232MB race #232 name September Fury.
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     Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource by Canadian Warplane Heritage
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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