As a military-minded creation, the aircraft was slated to carry no fewer than 4 x Lewis Machine Guns in various trainable mountings about the fuselage as well as a modest bomb load. These were not fitted due to the end of the war.
The progress of World War 1 eventually saw the conflict meet its end in the Armistice of November 1918. The Fury was readied in early October of that year but not delivered to the RNAS until the end of the month meaning that a maiden flight was not recorded until November 11th, 1918 - the same day that the war was officially over. As such, the Fury was not pushed to see combat service in The Great War.
Nevertheless, the aircraft was retained to undergo various tests which took it into 1919 by which point the design was successfully proven over various impressive distances and altitudes. For a brief time it was considered to enter the aircraft into a trans-Atlantic crossing challenge but the logistics of the commercial market venture ruled the large military aircraft out of contention. Instead, private long-endurance tests were planned to further prove the Fury sound - primarily a route established between British shores, over Africa, and into the South African city of Cape Town.
However, all that proved moot when the aircraft crashed into the water off Felixstowe on August 11th, 1919 during a low-level flight at-speed just after it had taken off. All but one of the seven crewmen were rescued by boats. The aircraft was towed back to base in time but never flew again.
Of note related to the Fury program was the Gosport Model G9, a civilian market venture of the Fury intended as a passenger hauler. To fulfill this role, the fuselage was to be modified to carry up to twelve passengers in style (as well as their luggage) and power was to come from a triple engine arrangement (3 x Rolls-Royce Condor). This design did not progress beyond a proposal.
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