Monday, August 10, 2009

Sea Fury


HAWKER SEA FURY, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, JULY 31, 2009

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 34mm
1/750 sec. f11
ISO 400

This airplane caught my attention on the World War II warbird line at Oskosh not because it's rare (quite a few are still flying) but because of its history. The Sea Fury was the British Royal Navy's last propeller-driven carrier-borne fighter, one of the fastest ever (480 mph), and shot down a MiG-15 jet during the Korean War. It still is a favorite at the Reno air races. (This is the final photo in my Oshkosh series.)

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