| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XZ286 |
| 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): | 8048 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Farnborough International 1982 |
| Photo Date: | 10 September 1982 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 658242 |
| Photo Comment |
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Prototype Nimrod AEW.3. First flew in 1980. This version was supposed to replace the Shackleton AEW.2. The project was cancelled in 1986 due to delays and cost overruns and E-3s were purchased instead. XZ286 was stored at Abingdon in 1987 and scrapped in 1989. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 February 2024, and has since been viewed 453 times. |