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SEA FURY/TG114



         
         
Serial #: TG114
Construction #:
  41H/609972
Civil Registration:
  CF-OYF
  N54M
  N232J
  G-BVOE
  N232MB
  Model(s):
  Fury FB Mk. 11
Name: September Fury
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2004

History:
Delivered to RCN as TG114
- BOC: May 24, 1947.
- SOC: October 2, 1956.
Brian Baird, Toronto, Ontario, Circa November 1962.
- Registered as CF-OYF.
J. W. Fornof, Houma, LA, 1966-1969.
- Registered as N54M.
- Overturned during landing, Houma, LA, 1967.
Brian Baird, Phoenix, AZ, 1969.
- Wreckage stored, Mesa, AZ.
- Restoration started using parts from VR918 & VR919, Phoenix, AZ.
Frank C. Sanders, Chino, CA, 1971-1976.
- Registered as N232J.
- Restoration completed.
- Converted to 2-seat configuration.
- First flight, 1971.
- Flown as N232/232/0.
Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA, 1980.
William E. Sims, Charleston, IL, 1982-1987.
Ronald M. Runyan, Springdale, OH, May 1988-1995.
- Leased to Robert J.Lamplough, North Weald, UK, 1988-1994.
- Delivered by air to North Weald, April 24, 1990.
Aces High Ltd, North Weald, UKm June 13, 1994-1995.
- Registered as G-BVOE.
Maruna Airplane Co, Akron, OH, January 1995.
Gallant Corp, Dover, DE, February 1, 1995.
- Registered as N232J.
- Shipped to USA from North Weald, UK.
Michael Brown, Carson City, NV, March 21, 1996-1997.
Michael Brown/Sea Fury Ltd, Carson City, NV, May 1997-2004.
- Registered as N232MB.
- Restored, Ione, CA, 1996-1998.
- Fitted with Wright R-3350.
- First flight, 1998.
- Flown as race #232/September Fury.
- Additional modification done for racing.

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2002.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003
W.J. Pearce/Republic Photo.

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