N4 – De Havilland Dh.112 Sea Venom Faw.53 As part of the RAN’s update to the next generation of carrierborne aircraft, on July 23 1951, the Minister for the Navy, Billy McMahon, announced an order for Sea Venoms to replace the Sea Fury. The new aircraft would become the Fleet Air Arm’s new air defence

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