Hawker Sea Fury FB11, Reg. G-CBEL, Alternate Serial No. SR661, Serial No. 37539, Display Paint, Royal Navy, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

The Hawker Sea Fury FB11, registration G-CBEL, serial 37539, features a Bristol Centaurus 18-cylinder radial engine producing 2,480 horsepower. This British naval fighter, seen at UK Warbirds 2023, served in the Royal Navy during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The aircraft is painted in display colors, with a bubble canopy, tailhook for carrier landings, and large four-blade propeller. The image provides a close-up air-to-air perspective, showing the Sea Fury’s design, speed capabilities, and significance as one of the last propeller-driven fighters used by the Royal Navy.