airframehub

Avro Shackleton MR.3/3

The Shackleton MR.3/3 is an airplane with 4 engines built by Avro. It first flew on 09 March 1949 and entered service in April 1951, and was retired in 1991. 185 were built.

Avro Shackleton
Pictured: Avro Shackleton · Photographer's Name: SSgt. Jose Lopez, USAF · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2examples
  • 2places

About the Avro Shackleton

Type of aircraft
airplane with 4 engines
First flight
09 March 1949
Entered service
April 1951
Retired
1991
Total built
185
Wingspan
36.52 m
Length
26.62 m

Where you can see one

2 examples are on public display.

CollectionIdentityStatus
Newark Air Museum—static display
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum—static display