Aircraft Photo of XV263 | Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod AEW.3 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #780279
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XV263
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod AEW.3
Manufacturers:Hawker Siddeley / British Aerospace
C/n (msn):8038
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:AbingdonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUD   IATA: ABB   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Battle of Britain at Home Day 1986
 
Photo Date:13 September 1986
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 780279
Photo Comment

Delivered as a Nimrod MR.1. Converted to a Nimrod AEW.3 by 1984. The project was cancelled at the end of 1986. To Finningley for use as instructional airframe by 1989. Moved to Brough for fatigue testing for the Nimrod MRA.4. Scrapped in 2011.

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

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