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The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a development of the famous wartime Avro Lancaster bomber.
The Avro Aircraft Company Avro 696 Shackleton is a long-range maritime patrol aircraft, first flown (VW126) at Woodford on 9th March 1949, in the hands of Chief Test Pilot JH ‘Jimmy’ Orrell.
El Avro 696 Shackleton era un avión de patrulla marítima de la Royal Air Force (RAF) desarrollado a partir del Avro Lincoln, aunque tenía un nuevo fuselaje. Al principio se lo utilizó para misiones de guerra antisubmarina (ASW) y de patrulla marítima (MPA), luego se lo adaptó para realizar misiones de alerta temprana aerotransportada (AEW ...
Learn about the history and roles of the Avro Shackleton, a maritime patrol aircraft named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. See images and details of the variants and squadrons that operated the Shackleton from 1951 to 1991.
17 de abr. de 2022 · The Shackleton was designed to a 1946 requirement for an all-new long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. The Avro offering was initially known as the Lincoln ASR.3 and would later become known simply as Type 696 Shackleton (named after English explorer Ernest Shackleton).
4 de abr. de 2023 · The Avro Shackleton was a long-range anti-submarine aircraft derived from the Lancaster bomber. It served with the RAF from 1952 to 1991 and saw action in the Suez Crisis and other operations.
Learn about the history and features of the Avro Shackleton, a British maritime patrol and anti submarine aircraft. See photos and status of WR 963, a taxiable Shackleton Preservation Trust aircraft at Coventry Airport.
