March Fury? some ones Fury?

[Victor Archer]

Here's something different in the vintage line for you.
Taken at Long Beach in the early '60's possibly one of the very first Sea Furies from Canada.

[rpzo]

Miss Merced?

OK, I cheated and checked www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org

Rick

[Victor Archer]

Winner!

Serial #: WG567
Construction #:
_ 41H/636294
Civil Registration:
_ CF-VAN
_ N878M
Model: FB Mk. 11
Name: Miss Merced
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
History:
Delivered to RCN as WG567.
- BOC: Aug. 28, 1951.
- SOC: Feb. 8, 1957.
Robert P. Vanderveken, Pierrefords, Quebec. Sep. 1961-1965.
- Registered as CF-VAN.
Michael D. Carroll, Long Beach, CA, 1965-1969
- Registered as N878M.
- Modifed as racer.
-- Military equipment removed, airframe lightened.
-- Outer wing panels clipped (removing 6.5 ft. total).
-- Small bubble canopy installed.
- First race appearance at Reno 1966.
-- Flown as race #87/"Signal Sea Fury" by Lyle Shelton.
Sherman Cooper, Merced, CA, 1969-1972.
- Flew as Race #87/Miss Merced.
- Nosed over during forced landing after engine failure near Mojave, CA, Nov. 13, 1971.
Frank C. Sanders, Chino, CA, 1980-1981.
- Acquired wreck.
James A. Mott, South Gate, CA, 1984-1999.
- Acquired wreck from Frank Sanders.
- Rebuilt at Chino, 1984-1988.
- Flew as race #42/Super Chief.
Period betwen 1992-2000 unknown.
Stephen Bolander and Jim Michaels/J&S Aviation, Oconomowoc, WI, Mar. 24, 1999-2002.
- Trucked from Chino to Ione, CA for restoration.
- Fitted with Wright R-3350 and additional racing mods.
- First flight, Ione, CA, Mar. 2000.
- Flown as race #87/Miss Merced.

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Currently for sale by Bob Hannah Aviation.
- Reported asking price $550,000US.

[FlyKidChris]

Sold

If I recall correctly, Miss Merced was sold a few months ago to Eric Woelbing of Wisconsin. We may see her in Reno again.