| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WR960 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 696 Shackleton AEW2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WR960 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 8 Sq |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mildenhall Air Fete 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 29 May 1982 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 650595 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the RAF as a Shackleton MR.2 in 1954. Converted to a Shackleton AEW.2 in 1972. To the RAF Museum at Cosford in 1982 and allocated maintenance serial 8772M. Moved to the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in 1983 then to the Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford in 2022. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 February 2024, and has since been viewed 289 times. |