Britain’s search for a replacement for the Avro Shackleton stretched through years of design studies as ageing patrol ...

An aircraft has been taken apart to be moved after more than 25 years outside an RAF base. A group of enthusiasts bought the Avro Shackleton MR2C from the Ministry of Defence for £24,780. The aircraft ...

It was an aircraft to be admired in the Cold War years when keeping an eye on Soviet shipping was a vital part of winning the peace. Now the Avro Shackleton, named after the famous explorer Sir Ernest ...

On this day in aviation history, March 9, 1949, the Avro Shackleton made its maiden flight. As World War II drew to a close, ...

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The aircraft has been moved to its new home at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York A 70-year-old aircraft used to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War has arrived in North Yorkshire ...

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The first pieces of an enormous aviation jigsaw puzzle in the form of Griffon engines have arrived at the Yorkshire Air Museum for an iconic submarine-hunting aircraft. The Avro Shackleton WR963 is ...

Islanders on Harris have been commemorating a crash 25 years ago that killed 10 airmen flying a maritime patrol aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth. Avro Shackleton WR965 struck the top of Maodal, a hill ...

A 70-year-old aircraft used to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War has arrived in North Yorkshire ahead of its restoration. The Shackleton had to be transported in sections by lorry from ...