You made a typo PN, I corrected it for you.

My first Shack ride was in AD 963, the first of 36 sorties.

:E:E

N790WL was based at Anoka County Airport in Minneapolis c.2001. I was living there but had no idea it was in the area or that there was a flying Shack anywhere nearer than South Africa (the owner was not good at publicity, and the local press did not give a toss about anything that did not involve differently abled Tibetan members of the GLBTQ community). The first time it flew over I nearly signed the pledge on the spot.

Want to know the latest monumental update on progress with WR963?
Well here's a Video I took on Saturday 27th September 2014 which should make you smile :ok:

Be sure to check out the links I've included in the Video description to see the latest news as it happens :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJ_XfCUcEc&feature=youtu.be

Very nice, Hunter :ok:

Congratulations to all the team - even the squealing brakes were authentic! Just sorry I had to leave early.

Oh You Beauty! :D

Helps explain why ex Shack crews are somewhat hard of hearing!:D

Beautiful, thanks for posting hunter:ok:
Last flew in 963 on the delivery to Coventry in 72, tempus fugit :sad:
Regards, Den.

Great stuff.

I'd far rather see this at airshows than that big tin triangle.

ShyTorque - you are not alone - the Shackleton and a few others for what has been spent on the tin triangle..............hat, coat, battle bowler...............

Money needed
 

Someone with 2,000,000 pounds so the main spars can be inspected!They have a good few hours left but there is an issue about mods on the spars ?Keep buying the lottery tickets gents!!

Avro main spars
 

I don't anyone needs to worry too much about Shack main spars. It's essentially the same wing as on the Lancaster/Lincoln and fifty-odd years ago when I was a wet-behind-the-ears radar mech on a Lincoln squadron there was a panic that all aircraft were going to have to be grounded as a crack had been found in one of the mainspars. Then up popped a Corporal from Eng. Records with STI 7/1947 that stated that cracks in mainspars were OK as long as they were no longer than four and a half inched and stop-drilled

That before it was converted to AEW.

The Shack is the first military aircraft I remember seeing. I had all the recce card s from WW 2 and had no doubt see other modern aircraft, but this was BoB day circa 1954/55 and friend suggested we cycle to Hooton Park, there was no open day but the AUx called up on RAF Common and got passing trade - amongst others it was the Shack I remembered.

Most certainly Pontius, all they need to do now is see if someone can come up with an ASV21 scanner radome, (we'll forget about the bomb bay doors) to complete the renaissance.
Always remembering that the radome extends to about 17 feet (IIRC) only when airborne :uhoh:
Regards, Den.

Den, you mean the low altitude warning device.

Chasing imaginary Shack targets
 

If I had a quid for every AEW Shack imaginary target I'd chased around the North Sea I wouldn't need a pension. Gimme a Gannet every time.

My Dad would be so delighted. And proud.

Pontius,
Worked for Bill Houldsworth ;)

Regards, Den.

Lingering childhood memories of the sights and sounds of Shackletons Mks 1 &2 ( both younger than the Canberra!) and Lancaster A.S.R IIIs at
St Eval in the early 50's when Haraka Snr. served on 42 Sqn.
Also not forgetting Mosquitoes, Sea Hornets , Washingtons, Neptunes, Lincolns, Sunderlands ( coming past from Pembroke Dock, a Sea Otter (which nearly completely severed Snr's right arm) , Vampires, Meteors, Martinets, Ansons and Oxfords ( sat in one doing ground runs with Snr), proper Dominies, Tiger Moths,- Sea Furies and Fireflies from St Merryn, Dragonflies, Sea Hawks, Short-nosed Sea Prince.

All this around just one station..........