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    Airframe Family: Hawker Sea Fury
    Latest Model:Sea Fury T.20
    Last Military Serial:WG655 RN
    Construction Number:41H-636070
    Last Civil Registration:G-INVN
    Latest Owner or Location:Shaun Patrick, London

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    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Fury T.20.

    9 October 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WG655.

    27 April 1957

    To Hawker Siddley Aviation with new c/r G-9-65.

    To Deutsche Luftfahrt Beratungsdienst with new c/r D-CACU.

    29 June 1976

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WG655.

    3 September 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Sea Fury T.20 of the Royal Navy Historic Flight on display at the 1977 RNAS Yeovilton Air Day.

    Circa 1978


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Yeovilton.

    To Royal Navy Historic Flight, R N A S Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
    Donated by Deutsche Luftfahrt Beratungsdienst.
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    22 June 1985


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at BAe Filton Open Day

    14 July 1990

    Crashed.
    On 14 July 1990, the pilot was having major problems with the aircrafts Bristol Centaurus radial engine. Operating from nearby RNAS Yeovilton, the pilot realized he was not going to make it back to base and elected for a forced landing in a farm field. Setting up a gear-up approach, a successful belly-landed was made, but the Sea Fury impacted what appeared to be the only tree in the field. Damage was extensive the aircraft was broken in two with lots of airframe destruction.

    After the accident, the remains were inspected and deemed unrepairable then put up for disposal. The remains went initially to New Zealand where the wing folding mechanism wound up in Fury ZK-SFR.

    10 September 1993

    To Greenhill Charles, Mettawa, IL with new c/r N20MD.
    Chuck Greenhill, who houses his collection of aircraft at Kenosha, Wisconsin, has always had an interest in aircraft with Naval connections. He purchased the remains and had them shipped to Kenosha where Tim McCarter and his crew went to work to restore the aircraft.

    Contracted to Sanders Aviation, Eagles Nest Airport, Ione, CA for work on the airframe.
    It was decided to ship the plane to Sanders Aeronautics, the Sea Fury Kings, for completion.
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    Restored.

    24 May 2005

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Brian Sanders took N20MD up for a successful first post-restoration flight - the first time the aircraft had flown in 15 years.

    24 May 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX20MD (SEA FURY TMK 20, 41H636070) issued.

    August 2007


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At 2007 AirVenture at Oshkosh

    From 18 June 2008 to 25 October 2011

    To Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N20MD.

    29 May 2009

    Operated by The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    1 July 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX20MD (SEA FURY TMK 20, 41H636070) issued.

    Markings Applied: GN-910

    22 March 2012

    Civil registration, N20MD, cancelled.
    Exported to United Kingdom.

    20 April 2012

    To Nicholas Grey, Monaco, Monaco with new c/r G-CHFP (HAWKER SEA FURY T MK.20, 41H-636070).
    Continues to be operated as part of The Fighter Collection at Duxford.

    10 November 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

    18 May 2018


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At La Ferte Alais, Paris, France

    25 July 2018

    Civil registration, G-CHFP, cancelled.

    25 July 2018

    To Shaun Patrick, London with new c/r G-INVN.

    9 June 2019


    Photographer: Ronald van der Valk
    Notes: at the Oostwold Airshow, Oostwold airfield, the Netherlands (EHOW).

    9 June 2019


    Photographer: Ronald van der Valk
    Notes: at the Oostwold Airshow, Oostwold airfield, the Netherlands (EHOW).

    9 June 2019


    Photographer: Ronald van der Valk
    Notes: at the Oostwold Airshow, Oostwold airfield, the Netherlands (EHOW).

    14 September 2019


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: at Hahnweide fly in Germany

    4 August 2020


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: Photographed at Duxford, UK (EGSU) on 4 August 2020. This aircraft was destroyed later that day in a crash at Harston, 7 miles NW of Duxford.

    22 August 2022


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: Remains of WG655 stored at Duxford, UK (EGSU) on 22 August 2022.


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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

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    John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson

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