Dates

Event

Constructed as a Sea Fury FB.10.

14 May 1948

First flight.

Circa 1949

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WE729.
Likely only assigned a Royal Navy serial to facilitate transferral to the Iraqi Air Force.

Placed in storage.

Circa 1949

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Al Quwwa al Jawwiya al Iraqiya with s/n 243.

Circa 23 September 1949

Transported by ship.
Delivered from Langley.

Circa 1979

Recovered.

Circa 1979

To unknown owner.
Placed in storage at Orlando, FL.

1979

To Ed Jurist and David C. Tallichet, Orlando, FL.

Recovered.
Removed from Iraq and placed in storage dismantled at Orlando, FL.

From Circa 27 August 1979 to Circa 1981

To Vintage Aircraft International Inc/Ed Jurist, Nyack, NY with new c/r N28SF.

From 1981 to Circa 1985

To Steelcon Constructions/Guido Zuccoli, Darwin, NT.

From Unknown to 26 January 1982

Transported by ship.
Arrived at Perth, WA. trucked to Darwin for rest.

Restored.
The work was carried out at Darwin.

Circa 1985

First flight.
Flown at Darwin.

Circa 22 April 1985

To Guido Zuccoli, Darwin, NT with new c/r VH-HFX.

22 April 1985

To Bruce Robert Andrews keeping c/r VH-HFX.

Markings Applied: 115, WE729, NW
Finished in a blue Royal Australian Navy colour scheme.

1986

Photographer: Arthur Scarf
Notes: WE729 VH-HFX Sea Fury photo at HMAS Albatross Nowra aCo on the 75th anniversary of the Navy in 1986.

1986

Photographer: Bob Livingstone
Notes: Bruce Andrews flying in the Nowra area, Australia in 1986

Markings Applied: 115NW, WH589

From 25 July 1991 to 11 May 1993

To Raynham George Hanna with new c/r G-BTTA.

Circa 1992

Markings Applied: 115
Finished in Netherlands Navy markings.

18 July 1992

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day

11 May 1993

To Classic Aviation Ltd, C/O The Old Flying MacHine Company, Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridge keeping c/r G-BTTA.

Markings Applied: 243
Finished in Iraq Air Force markings.

16 July 1994

Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

Circa 1995

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, UK.

2 June 1996

Photographer: Joop de Groot
Notes: 1996 photo at Duxford displayed in Iraqi Colours

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK.

Markings Applied: 107, PR772, Q
Finished in RNFAA markings.

Markings Applied: 107, VW238, Q

31 August 1999

Photographer: Joop de Groot
Notes: 1999 Photo taken at Duxford UK. Photo displayed with written permiossion of Joop de Groot

From 2000 to Circa 2001

To John Sayers, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Circa 10 August 2000

Transported by ground.
Trucked from Duxford.

Transported by ship.
Sent to the U.S.

Circa November 2000

Reassembled.
Assembled at Durban, VA.

14 November 2000

To Flying Ducks Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N103FD.

Circa 26 November 2000

Transported by ship.
Then del. to Lanseria.

From Circa 12 April 2001 to Circa 2008

To Balding Eagles Historic Aviation/Jayesse Trust/John Sayers, Lanseria with new c/r ZU-SEA.

25 April 2001

Civil registration, N103FD, cancelled.
Exported to South Africa.

Circa 25 April 2001

Civil registration, N103FD, cancelled.
Exported to South Africa.

2008

To Gus Larard, Wangaratta, VIC keeping c/r ZU-SEA.

Circa 1 April 2008

Civil registration, ZU-SEA, cancelled.
Exported to Australia.

Transported by ship.
Shipped to Australia.

Restored.
The work was carried out at Wangaratta, Victoria.

6 April 2010

To Angus Larard, Lantau with new c/r VH-ORN.

6 April 2010

To Angus Larard, Hong Kong keeping c/r VH-ORN.

Circa 10 August 2010

First flight.
Flown at Wangaratta.

Markings Applied: 115, WH589
After restoriation repainted all blue with RAN markings.

From Circa 2011 to Circa 2012

To Platinum Fighter Sales, Las Vegas, NV.

January 2012

Markings Applied: 105/R
Repainted. Finished in Royal Navy markings. Retained the Centaurus engine.

2012

To unknown owner.
Sold to France.

17 May 2012

Civil registration, VH-ORN, cancelled.
Sold to a European buyer.

From Circa 2019 to Circa 2020

Noted at Darwin, NT.

Disassembled.