![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Hawker_Fury_MkI_K5674_in_hangar_2_%25285922642350%2529.jpg/640px-Hawker_Fury_MkI_K5674_in_hangar_2_%25285922642350%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Hawker Fury
Type of aircraft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the later monoplane fighter of the same name, see Hawker Sea 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 faster than 200 mph (320 km/h) in level flight.[2] It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
Quick Facts Fury, Role ...
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[1] |
Primary users | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 275 |
Close