Shackleton

The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was developed by Avro from their Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a development of the famous wartime Lancaster bomber.

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Wikimedia, Wikidata
Avro 696 Shackleton; Avro Shackleton; Shackleton aircraft
length 26.62 metre, 
land-based maritime patrol aircraft, airplane with 4 engines, Royal Air Force, Avro, 

AN/APS-20, AP-3C Orion, P2V-1 Neptune, P2V-2 Neptune, P2V-3 Neptune, P2V-5 Neptune, MR3, 

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  Shackleton MR3 ⓘ
  1955 maritime patrol aircraft model by Avro

Frameless

Avro Shackleton with Saunders-Roe airborne lifeboat

31 Shackleton mail drop Aug1970

47 Shackleton mail drop Beira patrol July1970

49 Mail drop Beira Strait Sept1971

Flystevne - Fo30141607050176

Fairford 87 Takeoff Shackleton AEW.2 WL756 from No 8 Sq

Fairford 87 Takeoff Shackleton AEW.2 WL756 from No 8 Sq

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Shackleton MR3	Shackleton	Wikidata
commons	image		Avro Shackleton with Saunders-Roe airborne lifeboat		Commons
commons	image		31 Shackleton mail drop Aug1970		Commons
commons	image		47 Shackleton mail drop Beira patrol July1970		Commons
commons	image		49 Mail drop Beira Strait Sept1971		Commons
commons	image		Flystevne - Fo30141607050176		Commons
commons	image		Fairford 87 Takeoff Shackleton AEW.2 WL756 from No 8 Sq		Commons
commons	image		Fairford 87 Takeoff Shackleton AEW.2 WL756 from No 8 Sq		Commons