Omar Walmsley Holding Model Hawker Fury Biplane
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Title
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Omar Walmsley Holding Model Hawker Fury Biplane
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Identifier
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WFC_127
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Description
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Omar Walmsley is holding a model Hawker Fury biplane next to a brick wall with ironwork at the top.
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Commentary
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The Hawker Fury was a British Air Force fighter plane designed to complement the Hawker Hart light bomber and to intercept enemy bomber planes. When it went into service in 1930, it was the fastest plane in the air, powered by a Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine.
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Creator
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Donald Earl Willmott
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Date Created
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1935
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Location
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Chengdu, Sichuan; WCUU
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Source
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Cory Willmott
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Provenance
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Donald Willmott to Cory Willmott; scanned by Elizabeth Willmott.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2026-01-31
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
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References
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Cory Willmott. "Recreations and Pastimes of the West China Missionaries: Part Two." 53rd Annual Canadian School in West China Reunion, 2022.