Dubious about the delivery date of '259 to Paull. I started at Farnborough in March '74 and I'm sure it was a couple of months later that the Gp Capt announced that Flt Lt Rich Rhodes and one other had successfully flown it up from Luton.
But then its 38 odd years ago so maybe my head's gone.
I think Rich delivered the Shackleton to Strathallan later that year; now what's happened to that collection? I can remember the crew practicing short landings at Farnborough during my tower training in readiness for the delivery flight (they didn't want to risk a repeat of the Comet delivery there) and seeing the black smoke pouring from the brakes!