1/32 Hobby Craft Sea Fury

Gallery Article by John Smalbrugge on June 26 2009

 

The Dutch Sea Fury is my latest "Orange Warrior" from the 1/32 Hobby Craft kit. The model depicts 6*31 (F-31) an FB Mk 51 flown from 1951 till 1954 with the "860 Sqdn" of the RNethNavy stationed at NAS Valkenburg.

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The aircraft was lost during take off from the Dutch aircraft carrier the "Karel Doorman" when the catapult ring broke, and the aircraft went of the bow into the sea. The aircraft only had 267.50 flying hours. Pilot H.J.E. van der Kop survived the incident.

Happy Modeling

John Smalbrugge

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