Avro Shackleton MR-3

The Avro Shackleton was named in honour of Sir Ernest Shackleton the famous polar explorer, it was designed by Avro's chief designer Roy Chadwick for the RAF (Royal Air Force) as a maritime patrol aircraft and was based on Avro's 1944 WW2 Lincoln heavy bomber. The Avro Shackleton was primarily used by the RAF in ASW (anti-submarine warfare), AEW (airborne early warning) and SAR (search and rescue) roles from 1951 to 1990 although it's ASW and SAR roles were taken over from 1969 by the Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod with the Shackleton eventually only being used in the AEW role and would have been retired from even this role if the Fairey Gannet had not been itself retired. A total of 185 Avro Shackletons were produced and had the reputation of being a real "bone shaker" a result of it's four Rolls-Royce Griffon engines.

1/48 Scale