| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZZ418 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 300 Super King Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Beechcraft 350 King Air (C-12) |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Beechcraft 350CER Shadow R1 (300C) |
| C/n (msn): | FM-17 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 9 February 2010 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 161389 |
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As part of an urgent need to improve intelligence gathering in Afghanistan, the RAF commissioned an initial four Shadow R.Mk1s, based on the King Air 350CER, under an urgent operational requirement. Delivered to V(AC) Sqn in 2009, the Shadow features an underfuselage electro-optical sensor turret, a variety of integrated sensors and extensive communications capability, managed from operator consoles in the cabin. Number V(AC) Sqn's Shadow flight became 14 Sqn in 2011, after the former Tornado unit disbanded at RAF Lossiemouth, and was based at RAF Waddington. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 August 2019, and has since been viewed 1680 times. |