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Hawker Sea Fury

The fastest British piston fighter ever — and it shot down a MiG-15 over Korea to underline the point. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.

2
Museums
1944
First flight
864
Built
460 mph
Top speed
Early jet age
Era

Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Hawker Sea Fury in the UK

The gazetteer records 3 Hawker Sea Fury airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: East of England, South West England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovil South West England Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 WJ231
IWM Duxford Cambridge East of England Hawker Fury I K5674
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 SR661
Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Blackburn Buccaneer, de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, Fairey Fulmar & Firefly.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Hawker Sea Fury FB.11.

Type notes

The Hawker Sea Fury in brief

TypeHawker Sea Fury
UK museums holding one2
Airframes recorded in this survey3

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Hawker Sea Fury airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Hawker Sea Fury airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Hawker Sea Fury airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.

CompendiumGazetteer