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[1] |
Primary users | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 275 |
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 faster than 200 mph (320 km/h) in level flight.[2] It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.