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Constructed as a Sea Fury. |
15 May 1950 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Netherlands Navy with s/n 10-14.
Some sources have this one as 6-14. At least one source indicates it was merely marked as 6-14. |
1974 |
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Transferred to Gilze-Riijen AB, Netherlands.
Used as an instructional airframe. |
April 1974 |
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To Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA. |
From 1974 to By 1983 |
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Transported by ship. Delivered to Charles M. Schultz Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA.
Moved from the Netherlands to Santa Rosa, CA.
 View the Location Dossier |
1983 |
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Restored.
Rebuilt as a modified racer with a Pratt and Whitney R-4360 as a composite of VX715, WJ290 and the rear fuselage of WH589. Adopted the ID of WH589. Editor Note: It is assumed that at this point the cockpit/center section came from VX715. If that is indeed the case then the events from here down in the dossier belong to VX715. |
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As indicated above the rear fuselage came from WH589.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
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Also components from WJ290 were used in the restoration but it is unclear which components.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier |
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Assigned civil registration: N4434P |
From 12 September 1983 to 18 September 1983 |
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Raced as #45.
Appeared at the National Championship Air Races to compete in the Unlimited class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. |
From 12 September 1983 to 18 September 1983 |
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Raced as #15.
Appeared at the National Championship Air Races to compete in the Unlimited class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. This Mk. II Sea Fury was prepared by The Lloyd Hamilton Race Team and also was equipped with a Pratt and Whitney 4360 engine. Due to engine problems, they did not get the airplane qualified and, thus, it did not race. Even though its official name was Head Gorilla, it carried the additional name, Havnaught, on its engine cowling in a comic gesture to differentiate it from the extremely well-prepared Dreadnought. |
Circa 12 September 1983 |
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Photographer: Tim OBrien |
Circa 12 September 1983 |
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Photographer: Bob Trennert Collection
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races. |
Circa 12 September 1983 |
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Photographer: Robert Dias
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races. |
From October 1983 to 1999 |
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To Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA keeping c/r N4434P. |
1984 |
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Additional racing modifications made including a redesigned tail. |
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To RS Aero Displays/Dale V. Stolzer Bill L. Rogers, Everett-Paine Field, WA. |
From 10 September 1984 to 16 September 1984 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 398.137 mph. Started Heat 2 Gold, but did not finish. Started Heat 4A, but did not finish. Started Heat 6, but did not finish. Declared a Mayday on the fourth lap when his engine backfired on the west side of the course and the cowling blew off of his 4360. The cowling had been loosened by the backfire and, when the wind got under it, at high speed, it left the airplane. |
Circa 10 September 1984 |
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Photographer: Charlene Aro
Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, Nevada. |
Circa 10 September 1984 |
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Photographer: Charlene Aro
Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, Nevada. |
Circa 10 September 1984 |
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Photographer: Charlene Aro
Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, Nevada. |
From 9 September 1985 to 15 September 1985 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 406.753 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 394.649 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 404.778 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 382.906 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 411.952 mph. |
From 8 September 1986 to 14 September 1986 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 433.41 mph. Raced in Heat 2A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 406.546 mph. Raced in Heat 3A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 415.293 mph. Raced in the Gold 1 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 429.374 mph. |
From 14 September 1987 to 20 September 1987 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 418.548 mph. Did not start in Heat 1A. Did not start in Heat 2D. |
Circa 14 September 1987 |
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Photographer: Tim OBrien |
From 7 May 1988 to 8 May 1988 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the Hamilton Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton from Santa Rosa, CA. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 377.739 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 366.532 mph. |
From 12 September 1988 to 18 September 1988 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 424.081 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 410.444 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 411.963 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 393.462 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 403.632 mph. |
After 1988 |
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Photographer: Shawn Aro
Notes: Editor note: This photo had to be taken in 1988, 89, 90 or 97. The Air Camel Warbirds sticker on the tail makes it 1988 or later. |
1988 |
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Photographer: Shawn Aro
Notes: Hamilton Air race |
After 1988 |
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Photographer: Charlene Aro |
18 September 1988 |
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Photographer: Anthony Taylor
Notes: NCAR Reno Unlimited Gold Final! |
Circa 1989 |
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Photographer: Tim OBrien |
From 11 September 1989 to 17 September 1989 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 417.022 mph. Started Heat 1A, but did not finish. |
Circa 11 September 1989 |
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Photographer: Timothy Weinschenker
Notes: A broken blower drive eliminated Lloyd Hamilton and Furias from competition in 1989 at Reno. This photo was taken inside what has become the Formula One hanger on Monday evening after the races concluded. |
Circa 11 September 1989 |
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Photographer: Timothy Weinschenker
Notes: 1989 would not be kind to Lloyd Hamilton and Furias as a broken blower drive coupling put him and the airplane out of competition. Here his crew is hard at work on the big R-4360. |
From 17 September 1990 to 23 September 1990 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton. Qualified in 24th place with an average speed of 347.256 mph. Started Heat 1C, but did not finish. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 353.013 mph. |
From 8 September 1997 to 14 September 1997 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Lloyd Hamilton from Santa Rosa, CA. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 386.425 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 387.601 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 379.608 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 395.592 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 393.83 mph. |
Circa 10 September 1997 |
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Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: The Unlimited Class racer Furias at the 1997 Reno Air Races. This aircraft started life as WH589, a Sea Fury built for the Royal Australian Navy. Lloyd Hamilton rebuilt it and re-engined it with a P and W R-4360. This aircraft is now raced at Reno by Bill Rogers and Dale Stolzer |
19 July 2000 |
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To RS Aero Displays/Dale V. Stolzer Bill L. Rogers, Shady Shores TX keeping c/r N4434P. |
19 July 2000 |
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To Dale V. Stolzer, Shady Shores, TX keeping c/r N4434P. |
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To unknown owner with c/r N4434P.
Registration pending to a new owner in Lake Zurich, IL. |
From 11 September 2000 to 17 September 2000 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Art Vance from Sebastopol, CA. Qualified in 17th place with an average speed of 397.432 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 385.267 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 385.359 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 372.927 mph. Did not start in the Consolation race. |
15 August 2001 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434P (MK 11 SEA FURY, WH 589) issued. |
From 10 September 2001 to 15 September 2001 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Attended the National Championship Air Races, but did not compete in the Unlimited class and it is uncertain if there was an intent to compete. The primary pilot was Art Vance from Sebastopol, CA. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 414.649 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 414.649 mph. |
Circa 10 September 2001 |
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Photographer: David Leininger
Notes: Photographed at the National Champsionship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV. |
Circa 10 September 2001 |
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Photographer: David Leininger
Notes: Photographed at the National Champsionship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV. |
From 9 September 2002 to 15 September 2002 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Art Vance from Sebastopol, CA. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 415.808 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 399.280 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 411.705 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 402.338 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 382.288 mph. |
By October 2002 |
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Photographer: Wayne Gomes |
By October 2002 |
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Photographer: Wayne Gomes |
From 8 September 2003 to 14 September 2003 |
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Raced as #15, named Furias.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Gary Hubler from Caldwell, ID. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 445.420 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 444.241 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 437.758 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 439.944 mph. |
Circa 2003 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Reno. |
15 August 2006 |
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To Joe Clancy Aviation, Camarillo, CA with new c/r N985HW {2}. |
17 October 2008 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N4434P.
Registration pending to a new owner in Lake Zurich, IL. |
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To Paine Field, Everett, WA.
View the Location Dossier |
From Unknown to 2010 |
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To R and S Aero Displays/Dale V. Stolzer and Bill L. Rogers, Shady Shores, TX keeping c/r N4434P. |
From 2010 to 2011 |
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To Chuck Greenhill, Lake Zurich IL keeping c/r N4434P. |
From 2010 to 2011 |
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Restored.
The work was carried out at Ione, CA, with further racer modifications. |
From 18 August 2011 to 2016 |
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To Air Zurich Llc/Chuck Greenhill, Lake Zurich, IL keeping c/r N4434P. |
August 2011 |
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First flight.
Flown at Ione as c/r N985HW. #15 Furias. |
23 August 2011 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434P (MK 11 SEA FURY, WH 589) issued. |
8 January 2015 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434P (MK 11 SEA FURY, WH 589) issued. |
Circa 8 January 2015 |
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To Dale V. Stolzer, Shady Shores, TX keeping c/r N4434P. |
4 June 2015 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N4434P.
Registration pending to a new owner in Franklin, WI. |
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To Kenosha Regional Airport, Milwaukee, WI.
View the Location Dossier |
16 August 2016 |
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To Woelbing Aviation Llc, Franklin, WI keeping c/r N4434P. |
29 July 2019 |
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To DB Aero Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N985HW {2}. |
14 March 2022 |
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To Woelbing Aviation Llc, Franksville, WI with new c/r N4434P. |
28 September 2022 |
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To DB Aero Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N985HW {2}. |
29 July 2023 |
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Photographer: David Rickwood
Notes: Seen under restoration at Kenosha Regional Airport, Wi. |
25 August 2023 |
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To Woelbing Aviation Llc, Franksville, WI with new c/r N4434P. |
15 September 2023 |
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To DB Aero Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N985HW {2}. |
