| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WR965 |
| Military Code: | 65 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 696/716 Shackleton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 696 Shackleton AEW2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WR965 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 8 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1981 |
| Photo Date: | 26 June 1981 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 846943 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flown in August 1954 and serving 37, 38, 224, 203 & 205 Sqdns as an MR.2 along with a period at the A&AEE, this Shackleton was converted to AEW.2 for 8 Sqdn in 1972. It was w/o on 30 April 1990 when it crashed into a hill on the Isle of Harris in poor weather while participating in a maritime exercise in the Benbecula area to the west of mainland Scotland This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 September 2025, and has since been viewed 28 times. |