Stephen,
You would be correct:
http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/fury-01.html
However, there was a Hawker Fury built between the wars:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/fury.htm or better yet
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/HAWKER%20FURY.htm
>From: "Wolfe Stephen S GS-11 6 MDSS/SGSI" <Stephen.Wolfe /at/ macdill D.O.T af.mil>
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>To: "ProFox Email List" <profox /at/ leafe D.O.T com>
>Subject: RE: [OT] VFP in History
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:55:20 -0500
>
>I thought the Hawker Fury was a direct design result o fthe examination
>of a captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 that erroneously landed at one of
>your bases in 1942?
>
>V/R
>
>//SIGNED//
>Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAF
>Comm (813) 827-9994 DSN 651-9994
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: profox-bounces /at/ leafe D.O.T com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On
>Behalf Of Desmond Lloyd
>Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:35 AM
>To: profox /at/ leafe D.O.T com
>Subject: [OT] VFP in History
>
>Although not as philosophical as some of the other posts this morning.
>(or
>afternoon depending where you are)
>
>Did you know that....
>
>The Hawker Fury a very famous British Biplane of the 30's (briefly
>serving
>in WW2) was such a good airplane that many variants were developed and
>bought by the RAF. Some of these are the Audax and a whole slew of
>others.
>(tropicalised, sold to South Africa etc.) Interestingly enough there
>were
>two variants the Nimrod and Hartebeast that were powered by the Rolls
>Royce
>Kestrel VFP engine. Know you know that had to be some some of
>airplane!!!
>
>Everyone have a GREAT Weekend!
>
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