Aircraft Photo of XW666 | Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod R.1P | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #72913
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XW666
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod R.1P
C/n (msn):8041
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Doncaster (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGCI   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (Aeroventure)
 
Photo Date:26 July 2018
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 72913
Photo Comment

This SIGINT Nimrod ditched into the Moray Firth after an engine fire on the 15th May 1995 but, fortunately, all the crew survived. Parts of the wreckage were salvaged and the cockpit section is now on display at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum/Aeroventure.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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