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G'day All

I have just got myself a aviation photogrpahy website up and running with a few images on it, not alot as yet. The aircraft featured are all Australian Aircraft. The site will never a be a huge one but will look at updating images sub-regularly when I get the time to send them to the gent who is managing the site for me.

The address if you are interested-

www.focusedonprops.com.au

Let me know what you think?

Regards

Scott

Nice work. Some fantastic shots on your site.

Dean Heald

I'll jump in here to confirm it is a Hawker Sea Fury with original Dowty=Rotol five-blade prop to a left-turning Bristol-Centaurus sleeve-valve 2,480 Hp radial engine. The original single place aircraft looks to have a passenger in a retro-fitted jump seat. Note the rectangular air intake on the left wing root. Hawker also built two place trainer version Sea Furies and a Fury without folding wings for land use only.

G'day Bluedharma and Doug and to all

yeah Doug this aircraft is one of a few left in the world with the Centaurus powerplant. This particular aircraft was in New Zealand before being purchased and flown to Australia in the early 1990's. I understand that a lot of Sea Fury's have been re-engined due to the fact that parts for the Centaurus are becoming hard to get.

That particular image that was made reference to, I took that in 2005.

This proved to be the last public appearence for this aircraft. And unfortunately my image of it is not that great as i had only just purchased the SLR Camera and it was the first event i was using it, so I was trying to get used to it.

Due to circumatnces which I am not familiar with at all, this aircraft is in a Hanger waiting its fate, and i believe it will be up for sale. But has not flown for a number of years.

There was actually two of these Centaurus powered Sea Fury's in the SE area of Queensland Australia where i live.

The one that was basd in my home town has gone to the US, Colorado Springs if my memory served me correctly. It has the livery of the Royal Australian Navy markings and it was one of a batch of Sea Fury's that was operated by the Iraqi Airforce. It was restored and operated by Guido and Lynette Zuccoli, unfortunately Guido passed away back in 1996, whith which after that Lynette decided not to permit the aircraft to fly , however it was maintained in Airworthy condition for 10 years until being sold to interests in the US were the aircraft is now flying again.

There is also another Centaurus powerd Ex-Iraqi machine being restored in the State of Western Australia which is nearing completion and last year a Sea Fury was imported back into Australia , which is an Ex-Royal Australian Navy Machine, so I believe. This aircraft was extensively damaged during the Transportation to Australia so it requires a lot of restoration work before she gets air under her wings again

Thanks again and i hope this bit of trivia is of some benefit

Regards

Scott

Fine info, Scott, on my favorite piston fighter, the last and the best of the lot-plus a beautiful aircraft from any angle. The Hawker Sea Fury saw action in the Korean war, being the first piston aircraft ever to shoot down a MiG jet. The Sea Fury's have made a good showing at the Reno Air Races each September in the Gold Unlimited category-winning the Gold is about the best about the Reno races. In 1983 Reno Gold a Hawker Sea Fury N20SF took first place at 435.58 mph average speed. In 1986 Reno Gold the same Hawker Sea Fury won at 434.488 mph average speed and the late LLyod Hamilton's Sea Fury N4434P took second. They have won other races such as at Mojave and placed in top three or four at Reno Gold also. Plus finishing in top ten many times. Fifteen different Sea Furys have raced until 1991 in the USA. And some more since that time. Some have been fitted with the Wright R-3350 radial and a four blade Douglas Skyraider prop. Most have replaced the British pneumatic brakes with American hydraulics.

I am still hunting for the color photos I took of the late LLoyd Hamilton's Sea Fury in the Royal Austrakian Navy livery I took at NTD Point Mugu outside my office about 1987 or so.

The Iraqis had 55 land-based Furys and five two-seat Fury trainers delivered to the Iraqi Air Force between 1948 and 1955. They do not have folding wings like the aircraft carrier-based Sea Furys.

G'day Doug and thanks

Interesting you should mention the Korean Sea Fury that shot down the Mig.

The Sea Fury '110', that I took the image of, and if my memory is accurate, is painted to represent the aircraft that shot down the mig

And if I recall the hawker Sea Fury was also the first piston aircraft to 'Unoffiially" break the speed of sound

It is among my favourites.

Paul,

Coincidental you should mention "Classic Wings" The current issue Vol.16 No.1 2009 of this New Zealand high quality publication has one of my photos with story of the N273MD Dickenson-Howard DGA-21 one-off nine years in build "Mr. Dickenson" See p. 13 for the story/photo of N273MD on takeoff from runway 22 at SZP. And, see N273MD here on this site for nearly 100 photos.

Got that edition

Nice!

It is a great magazine

I would like to be a regular contributor to this mag....One day!!

Although the two mags I contribute to is keeping me busy in my spare time(whatever that is these days)

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Great site Scott, my only suggestion would be to add a short description of the aircraft. You obviously know your airplanes :

I know it adds more time to updating the site but I think it's worth it.

I try my best to add as much info as I can on my site www.aerialperspectives.org

MOD EDIT by Bluedharma for URL

G'day Bruce and thanks

yeah we are looking at doing that, but unfortunately the space is limited and trying to keep things simple so I can fit more images. I am in the enviable position of having my site built, maintained and on a host account that has been provided by great guy here in Oz and associated with his other sites. But the downside to this is I only have limited space to have the images, so the main priority is to get the most amount of images up. But we will see what we can do in the near future to get some info up with the images.

Thanks again

Scott

Size restriction may not be that bad a thing, it forces you to put only your best images up. I have unlimited space on SmugMug and I sometimes find myself posting pics that may not be the best just because I have the space.

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