The transition from Seafire to Sea Fury was sometimes phased rather than immediate. Seafires could remain on close fleet-defence combat air patrol while Sea Furies flew more distant patrols, escort, and fighter-bomber missions. As Seafires disappeared, the Sea Fury became the Fleet Air Arm's main fighter-bomber and practical air-defence aircraft. It held that front-line position until the Supermarine Attacker and Hawker Sea Hawk provided viable jet-powered replacements in 1953.
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Sea Furies replaced Seafires through a temporary role split
Seafires briefly retained close fleet-defence patrols while Sea Furies handled distant patrol, escort, and fighter-bomber work, before capable naval jets replaced both arrangements.