Avro 696 Shackleton, VW126, A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd
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Registration: VW126
Construction Number: Unknown
Code Number: P
Model Avro 696 Shackleton
Operator: A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd
Airport: Woodford (EGCD), UK - England
Photographer: Jennifer Gradidge Collection
Date Taken: 04/1949
Date Submitted: 01/05/2010
The prototype Shackleton shortly after its maiden flight on 09.03.49 at the hands of chief test pilot J.H. 'Jimmy' Orrell. Carries the era's yellow 'P' for 'Prototype' marking on the rear fuselage. Retired as 7626M in 1960. Photo from Avro in the early 1950s.
Picture ID:1230118