Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton is a four-engine British military aircraft. Its first flight was in March 1949. The Royal Air Force started using it in 1951. It was out of service from 1991. It was also used by the South African Air Force. It was originally designed and built as an ocean and sea reconnaissance aircraft. It was also used as an electronic warfare plane. There were 185 of these built.
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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
Front of a Shackleton AEW2. Note the contra-rotating propellers
An RAF Shackleton in flight, 1978
Former Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR3 WR982 coded "J" on display at the Gatwick Aviation Museum, England
8 Sqn RAF flew the Shackleton AEW 2 from 1973 to 1991. This example was pictured on 26 June 1982
RAF Shackleton of 224 Squadron flying in formation during the 1954–1959 Jebel Akhdar War in Oman
RAF Shackleton performing a mail drop in July 1970 for Royal Navy ships on the "Beira Patrol", blockading Beira to prevent Rhodesian oil imports
An AN/APS-20 radar antena at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
