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Serial #: WE280 Construction #: ES.8504 Civil Registration: D-FOTE D-COTE N85SF |
Model(s): Fury T Mk. 20S Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2021 |
History:
Hawker-Siddley Aircraft Ltd, Langley, 1957-1958.
- Remanufactured as T. Mk. 20S target tug, May 1958.
Federal Republic Of Germany, Bonn, September 1958.
- Registered as D-FOTE.
Deutsche Luftfahrt-Beratungsdienst, Bonn, 1963-1975.
- Registered as D-COTE.
John J. Stokes/Warbirds Of The World, San Marcos, TX, 1980.
- Registered as N85SF.
Eric Lorentzen, Caldwell, NJ, 1984-1987.
- Rebuilt as modified racer with Wright R-3350.
-- Mods included a square tailplane, clipped wings, low canopy.
-- Fitted with modified A-26 Invader cowling.
- Flew as race #88/Blind Man's Bluff.
Eric Lorentzen/Window Majic Of Arizona Inc, Scottsdale, AZ, August 1987-1988.
Steven A. Bolan, Scottsdale, AZ, January 1988-1989.
Bill Woods/Western Wings Aircraft Sales Co, Oakland, OR, October 1989-1990.
- Flew as race #90.
- Damaged during gear up landing, Reno, NV, September 1990.
Tom A. Dwelle, Auburn, CA, 1991-2014.
- Rebuilt to airworthy.
- First flight, September 4, 1993.
- Flown as race #10/Critical Mass.
- Damaged when high pressure bottle exploded, 1995.
-- Dwelle injured.
-- Damage repaired.
- Fuseage restored to military T.20 configuration, Ione, CA, 2006-2011.
- Moved to Auburn, CA for final assembly, 2012-2014.
Ken Dwelle, Auburn, CA, June 18, 2014-2021.
- Restoration to military configuration completed.
- First engine run, May 7, 2016.
- First flight, Auburn, CA, July 1, 2017.
- Painted in Royal Navy scheme as WE280.
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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. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2020. Federal Aviation Administration. Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 W.J. Pearce/Republic Photo. Brian O'Brien Via Ken Dwelle. Research Assistance: Ken Dwelle |
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