Lovely Avro Shackleton Footage.
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Benbecula
I remember a Shackleton from Lossiemouth flying at very low level over our house in 1982 which I discovered later was on an excercise to test the RADAR defences on the Island and took them completely by surprise much to disgust of the Flight Sergeant in charge of the station,
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Bob
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Bob
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I remember as we left RCyAF base Negumbo in 1961 that we did a beat up .I was in the gun turret and remember the people in the tower being at the same height and waving as we flew past!!
Why no Shackelton in the cold war exhibition at Cosford !!
Why no Shackelton in the cold war exhibition at Cosford !!
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What a wonderful post.
My dad joined the RAF in Malta and trained as an armament fitter and travelled far and wide in Shackletons everywhere from Kenya and Aden through to Northern Ireland and Bermuda.
He got to fly in Vulcans and Canberras but the Shack had a special place in his heart. I have an old 8mm movie he took around the plane during a long flight over the Sahara Desert, I'd love to convert it to digital and put it up on YouTube. I'll see if I can dig out some photos.
He told me how one time they were coming from an overseas deployment with the bomb bay chock full of cheap booze. On the way back to Malta ATC gave them a head up that customs were waiting for them so they jettisoned the lot into the Med. Grown men cried that day.
My dad joined the RAF in Malta and trained as an armament fitter and travelled far and wide in Shackletons everywhere from Kenya and Aden through to Northern Ireland and Bermuda.
He got to fly in Vulcans and Canberras but the Shack had a special place in his heart. I have an old 8mm movie he took around the plane during a long flight over the Sahara Desert, I'd love to convert it to digital and put it up on YouTube. I'll see if I can dig out some photos.
He told me how one time they were coming from an overseas deployment with the bomb bay chock full of cheap booze. On the way back to Malta ATC gave them a head up that customs were waiting for them so they jettisoned the lot into the Med. Grown men cried that day.
Why no Shackelton in the cold war exhibition at Cosford !!
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Does anyone else remember this Shackleton at Strathallan?
Shackleton at Strathallan Sept 1976 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
And could anyone tell me what livery it's in?
Shackleton at Strathallan Sept 1976 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
And could anyone tell me what livery it's in?
Last edited by Proplinerman; 7th Jan 2013 at 09:37.
VP293 Shackleton T4 (ex MR1) The livery is that carried by the aircraft in its final days at The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE).
VP293 MR 1/T.4
First flown 18.7.51 and A/Cn 31.7.51. To 38MU 10.8.51 and issued to 236 OCU 7.9.51. Coded C-U. Transferred to 224 Sqn 14.1.53 and probably remained uncoded. Despatched to 23MU 22.5.53 and stored until issued to 42 Sqn 21.4.54 as A-F. Transferred to 206 Sqn I .7.54 and recoded B-A. Modified by 49MU 3.12.54 and the CCMC, St Mawgan. 7.1.55 to 12.2.55, when VP293 was returned to 206 Sqn. More mods 6.55, but remained with 206 Sqn, now coded A, until sent to Avro Langar 17.8.56 for conversion to T.4 standard. Completed 28.3.58, VP293 went to Waddington for remedial work by Avro Bracebridge Heath CWP before delivery to 23MU 4.4.58 for storage. To Avro Langar 2.7.58 for Tl of Phase Il mods against Contract KD/L/034/ CB6(a) and transferred to MoS in exchange for VP258 19.11.58. Flown to the A&AEE 22.7.59 for official clearance of Mod 773. On completion 7.12.59 the aircraft reverted to Air Ministry charge and was ferried to MOTU, Kinloss, 1.3.60 and coded X. Returned to Avro Langar for modifications 2.4.62-8.2.63, when transferred to Waddington for Avro Bracebridge Heath CWP. Delivered to 23MU 20.2.63 for storage. Purchased by MoA 6.1.64 and transferred to RAE Farnborough for trials work. Withdrawn from use at the RAE 23.5.75 and sold to the Strathallen Museum. Delivered 3.5.76. Subsequently broken up on site. ( taken from Chris Ashworth The Avro Shackleton)
The nose from this aircraft survives.
VP293 MR 1/T.4
First flown 18.7.51 and A/Cn 31.7.51. To 38MU 10.8.51 and issued to 236 OCU 7.9.51. Coded C-U. Transferred to 224 Sqn 14.1.53 and probably remained uncoded. Despatched to 23MU 22.5.53 and stored until issued to 42 Sqn 21.4.54 as A-F. Transferred to 206 Sqn I .7.54 and recoded B-A. Modified by 49MU 3.12.54 and the CCMC, St Mawgan. 7.1.55 to 12.2.55, when VP293 was returned to 206 Sqn. More mods 6.55, but remained with 206 Sqn, now coded A, until sent to Avro Langar 17.8.56 for conversion to T.4 standard. Completed 28.3.58, VP293 went to Waddington for remedial work by Avro Bracebridge Heath CWP before delivery to 23MU 4.4.58 for storage. To Avro Langar 2.7.58 for Tl of Phase Il mods against Contract KD/L/034/ CB6(a) and transferred to MoS in exchange for VP258 19.11.58. Flown to the A&AEE 22.7.59 for official clearance of Mod 773. On completion 7.12.59 the aircraft reverted to Air Ministry charge and was ferried to MOTU, Kinloss, 1.3.60 and coded X. Returned to Avro Langar for modifications 2.4.62-8.2.63, when transferred to Waddington for Avro Bracebridge Heath CWP. Delivered to 23MU 20.2.63 for storage. Purchased by MoA 6.1.64 and transferred to RAE Farnborough for trials work. Withdrawn from use at the RAE 23.5.75 and sold to the Strathallen Museum. Delivered 3.5.76. Subsequently broken up on site. ( taken from Chris Ashworth The Avro Shackleton)
The nose from this aircraft survives.
