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"September Fury"
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Serial #: TG114 Construction #: 41H/609972 Civil Registration: CF-OYF N54M N232J G-BVOE N232MB Model: Fury FB Mk. 11 Name: September Fury Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004 |
History: Delivered to RCN as TG114 - BOC: May 24, 1947. - SOC: Oct. 2, 1956. Brian Baird, Toronto, Ontario, Circa Nov. 1962. - Registered as CF-OYF. J. W. Fornof, Houma, LA, 1966-1969. - Registered as N54M. - Overturned during landing, Houma, LA, 1967. Brian Baird, Phoenix, AZ, 1969. - Wreckage stored, Mesa, AZ. - Restoration started using parts from VR918 & VR919, Phoenix, AZ. Frank C. Sanders, Chino, CA, 1971-1976. - Registered as N232J. - Restoration completed. - Converted to 2-seat configuration. - First flight, 1971. - Flown as N232/232/0. Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA, 1980. William E. Sims, Charleston, IL, 1982-1987. Ronald M. Runyan, Springdale, OH, May 1988-1995. - Leased to Robert J.Lamplough, North Weald, UK, 1988-1994. - Delivered by air to North Weald, Apr. 24, 1990. Aces High Ltd, North Weald, UKm June 13, 1994-1995. - Registered as G-BVOE. Maruna Airplane Co, Akron, OH, Jan. 1995. Gallant Corp, Dover, DE, Feb. 1, 1995. - Registered as N232J. - Shipped to USA from North Weald, UK. Michael Brown, Carson City, NV, Mar. 21, 1996-1997. Michael Brown/Sea Fury Ltd, Carson City, NV, May 1997-2004. - Registered as N232MB. - Restored, Ione, CA, 1996-1998. - Fitted with Wright R-3350. - First flight, 1998. - Flown as race #232/September Fury. - Additional modification done for racing. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2002. Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 W.J. Pearce/Republic Photo. |
