| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WL751 |
| Other Marks: | M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 696 Shackleton MR2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WL751 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Coventry - BagintonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGBE IATA: CVT Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 May 1972 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 598265 |
| Photo Comment |
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Withdrawn from use at RAF Honington in 1972 and sold to Shackleton Aviation on 4th May that year and delivered to Baginton the same day. Remained parked on the airfield and sold for scrap when Shackleton Aviation moved to Hurn. Airframe temporarily rescued by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and believed earmarked for the Confederate Air Force, but sale fell through because the engines were time expired. Efforts to find a purchaser who would preserve the aircraft properly failed and during January 1975 it was finally cut up for scrap. (Thanks to www.thegrowler.org.uk for much of the above). This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 August 2023, and has since been viewed 284 times. |