Sea Fury

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The Sea Fury was a British carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service with the Royal Navy in 1948. It was a naval version of the Tempest II, which was an extensively redesigned version of the Hawker Typhoon. The Sea Fury was powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial engine and was capable of speeds up to 435 miles per hour (700 km/h). It saw combat in the Korean War (1950–53) and was exported to several countries, remaining in service into the 1960s. A Cuban Sea Fury notably played a role in repelling the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.1

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…of the Tempest II, the Sea Fury, entered service as a carrier-fighter with the Royal Navy in 1948 and saw combat in the Korean War (1950–53). Export Sea Furies served in air forces of less-developed countries well into the 1960s; a Cuban Sea Fury played a significant role in repelling…
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…of the Tempest II, the Sea Fury, entered service as a carrier-fighter with the Royal Navy in 1948 and saw combat in the Korean War (1950–53). Export Sea Furies served in air forces of less-developed countries well into the 1960s; a Cuban Sea Fury played a significant role in repelling…
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