Avro_Shackleton_MR3_in_flight_c1955.jpg

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Description A Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.3 (s/n WR970), in flight over cloud. WR970, the prototype Mk.3, was first flown on 2 September 1955. It was subsequently lost in a crash in the Peak District near Foolow, Derbyshire (UK) during operational tests on 7 December 1956. All on board were killed.
Date between 1955 and 1956
date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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This photograph MH 24769 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums .
Author RAF

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