Aircraft Photo of XZ282 | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #402499
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XZ282
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1
C/n (msn):8044
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:AbingdonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUD   IATA: ABB   Local: -   Other: -
Event:RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Air Display 1978
 
Photo Date:16 September 1978
Photo by:Lewis Grant
Photo ID: 402499
Photo Comment

This Nimrod saw only a little over six years of active service before transfer to BAe at Woodford for conversion to an AEW.3. The AEW.3 project never came to fruition and the airframes were scrapped.

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

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