Avro
Shackleton MR2
The Shackleton was the last of Avro’s heavy
bombers, after the Lancaster and Lincoln. It entered service in
1951 as a Maritime Patrol aircraft and was not relieved until 1991.
This was the last airworthy Shackleton in the world, but several
survive in museums in the U.K. and South Africa.
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This was the last airworthy Shackleton, but, sadly, no more. It's
last flight was on December 16, 2007, when it flew from Midland,
Texas, to its new home at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson,
Arizona.
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