{"product_id":"hobby-master-fury-ha8002","title":"Hobby Master HA8002 1:48 Hawker Fury I","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master 1:48 Hawker Fury I #206 HA8002. South African Air Force, Oct. 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first flight of the Hawker Fury I took place in March 1931. Because of the Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepression and the high cost of the Fury only 118 were produced for the RAF. It was the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst RAF operational aircraft to exceed 200 mph in level flight. In May 1931 No. 43 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSquadron was the first to receive the new aircraft. Starting in 1936 five RAF squadrons \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereceived the new improved Fury II. Seven foreign air forces ordered the Fury II. In 1939 the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAF Furys were replaced by Gladiators and Hurricanes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn September 1936 seven Furys numbered 200 – 206 were delivered to the South African \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAir Force. May 1940 1 SAAF Squadron moved to East Africa with six Furys. The SAAF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaircraft mostly fought Italian Ca.133 bombers and Fiat CR.32s. September 30, 1940 2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSAAF Squadron was formed using Furys, Gladiators and Hurricanes. From now on Fury’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere mainly used to supplement SAAF Hawker Hartebeests. On 5 October, Lieutenant D. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC. Uys of 2 SAAF Squadron stalled ‘206’ and crashed. He was badly burnt and the aircraft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas destroyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007513559267,"sku":"1299","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha8002-148-hawker-fury-i-815702.jpg?v=1738274895","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-fury-ha8002","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}