Avro Shackleton
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The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft which was used by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. It was developed by Avro from their Lincoln bomber, which it
Avro Shackleton MR3, in 1955
Interior of a Shackleton MR.3
Shackleton MR.1 of 269 Squadron with dorsal turret in 1953
Shackleton MR.2 of No. 220 Squadron RAF in September 1955
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
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The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational
Avro Shackleton
…depth charges to prevent further ecological contamination. During the 1970s, the Shackleton was replaced in the maritime patrol role by the jet-powered Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, however a small number of the RAF's existing Shackletons received extensive modifications in order to adapt them to perform the airborne early warning…
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2
Nimrod MR1 XV262 landing at RAF St Mawgan in July 1981
Nimrod R1 XW665 landing during Waddington International Airshow in Lincolnshire in 2009
Nimrod MR2 XV254 at a steep bank while displaying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, 2006