| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 1717 |
| Military Code: | O |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 716 Shackleton MR3 |
| C/n (msn): | 1527 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 35 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LangebaanwegMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FALW IATA: SDB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1986 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 759005 |
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1717 was one of the first two of Shackletons delivered to the SAAF on 18 August 1957, the other was 1716/J. The aircraft were supposed to painted in alphabethcial order starting with 1716 as J and ending with Q on 1723. However, the squadron commander at the time Commandant M J Uys requested that his machine was given the code O as that was his wartime code letter. 1717/O was retired with the rest of the fleet in 1984 and put on display at the Midmar Dam in Natal and later moved to Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 15 December 2024, and has since been viewed 151 times. |