PROFILE # 126

THE HAWKER SEA FURY

(FRANCIS K. MASON)

This series was started back in the early 1960s and takes the form of a small format, soft cover booklet with 12 or more pages.  Illustrations are generally black & white photographs (though some later ones had some colour) with two or more pages of colour profiles.  In addition, summaries of aircraft specification, performance and armament are detailed.  Many of these booklets can still be a useful reference tool and are highly sought-after little books are an invaluable resource for aviation historians, modellers, and collectors alike.

Contents:

Single-page of Camouflage Illustrations of Sea Fury F.B. 11 of No. 802 Squadron, F.A.A. flown by Peter Carmichael, R.N. from HMS Ocean in Korean Waters on 9^th August 1952

The End of an Era

          Down to the Sea in Furies

          The Two-Seaters

          Exports for Sixteen Years

          Summary of Fury and Sea Fury Production

          Representative Aircraft in Fleet Air Arm Service

          Specification

Pages:  12  (23.5cm x 17.5cm)

Condition:  Very good, staples rusted but remain sound and all pages are secured.  Rubbing evident down the length of the spine.  Minimal ink staining on back cover page from the front page of copy stored below it; common on these early publications where the pink / red ink from the front cover page wasn’t 100% sealed.  

Publication:  1966