....however comma the exterior photos are of a Mk 3, a rather different beastie.
The Ancient Mariner
Does that mean I've turned into spotter? Aaaaaargh!
Some, if not all of the interior shots, are of a Mk 3. Certainly the cockpit ones.
As for being a spotter, I recall that the Kinloss seagulls could tell a Mk. 3 from a Mk 4.
A Shackleton taxiing out for take off would stop on the dis-used runway, turn into wind and do pre-takeoff engine runs. Once it taxied away, the seagulls would descend onto the grass behind where it had been if it was a T.4, but not if it was a Mk. 3. I can only think that the T.4 being tail down, the slipstream beat on the grass and brought worms to the surface, which did not happen with a Mk. 3
Rossian, you are not turning into a spotter. You are turning into a seagull. Or a worm.