Today I made the short journey down to the Gatwick aviation museum, to see Avro Shackleton WR982 perform a full four engine ground run during one the museums regular open days.
Thankfully the recent poor weather gave way to better conditions this afternoon and allowed the crew to start the engines for their first public run for a number of years. The sound of four RR Griffon's on full song is something I will remember for a long time.
I would like to thank Peter Vallance and his volunteers for keeping the Shack alive.
Thanks for the heads up Peter (Mills), I wouldn't have known about the run without your post.
Septic.
Couldn't resist squeezing this shot in G-VIXN (XS587).
