Tag: Avro Shackleton

Yorkshire Air Museum Makes Progress on Avro Shackleton WR963 Restoration

Follow the restoration of Avro Shackleton WR963 at the Yorkshire Air Museum. Volunteers are reassembling…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Avro Shackleton

On this day in aviation history, March 9, 1949, the Avro Shackleton made its maiden…

Submarine-Tracker Avro Shackleton Arrives at Yorkshire Air Museum

Formerly based at Coventry Airport, the aircraft is intended to be restored to display with…

Yorkshire Air Museum Prepares for Open Cockpit Day

PRESS RELEASE Aviation buffs will have the chance to climb into the hot seats of…

Restoration Outlook for 2024 at Newark Air Museum

PRESS RELEASE During 2023 volunteers at Newark Air Museum (NAM) logged in excess of 18,300…

Avro Shackleton ‘Nose Job’ Completed At Newark Air Museum

By Zac Yates After four months the scaffolding has been removed from the nose and…

Shackleton Refurbishment At Newark Air Museum

By James Kighlty On 25 July, 2023 installation work started on a bespoke scaffolding system…

Avro Shackleton AEW.2 Finds a New Home

The Royal Air Force Museum's Avro Shackleton AEW.2,ย WR960, recently had to move from its long…

UK Shackleton Preservation Trust Restoring Growler to Flying Condition

Serving the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1951 to 1991 and the South African Air…

May 18th to be “British Invasion” Day at the Pima Air and Space Museum

THE DATE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR MAY 18TH The 18th of…