Aircraft Photo of XF704 | Avro 716 Shackleton MR3 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #623254
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XF704
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 696/716 Shackleton
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 696/716 Shackleton
Aircraft Version:Avro 716 Shackleton MR3
C/n (msn):NOT KNOWN
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:203 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:ColerneMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUO   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:17 May 1960
Photo by:John Phillips
Photo ID: 623254
Photo Comment

One of my early photo's taken with a "Brownie 127" camera. Bit of a dull day so that didn't help! The a/c had just completed compass swings on the southern aerodrome boundary and was being towed back to 49 MU. Written Off 8th December 1965, when it crashed into the Moray Firth

This photo is copyright © John Phillips, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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