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ndtman
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330 posts
50 months
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hidetheelephants
5,598 posts
62 months
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Ah, 10,000 rivets in loose formation...
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Eric Mc
67,260 posts
134 months
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I would think that particular Shackleton is down to around 90,000 rivets - by the look of it.
Anyone know where it lives - or if it still exists.
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FourWheelDrift
56,473 posts
153 months
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baldy1926
846 posts
69 months
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used to love the sqn t-shirts, 8 screws are better than 4 blow jobs 
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perdu
3,255 posts
68 months
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sad sight still has her auxiliary spark plug for the re-heat sytem on top of the fuselage I see I hate seeing sights like this or this 
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FourWheelDrift
56,473 posts
153 months
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Are the two Shackleton's at Paphos Airport on Cyprus still complete?  Date unknown.
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Supraman
5,882 posts
140 months
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I think they are. I'm sure they had to move them to another location at the airport a couple of years back.
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nick heppinstall
3,069 posts
149 months
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I took this in September 2004.... 
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Simpo Two
54,262 posts
134 months
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Supraman said: I think they are. I'm sure they had to move them to another location at the airport a couple of years back. They're on Google Earth at 34°43'33.24"N 32°27'59.59"E - and is the other plane a Lockheed Electra?
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Shar2
1,895 posts
82 months
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Do Air Atlantic still own the one in the States? They were trying to keep her flying until the Campaign Against Aviation allowed her to fly in this country.
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BigS
851 posts
42 months
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Simpo Two said: Supraman said: I think they are. I'm sure they had to move them to another location at the airport a couple of years back. They're on Google Earth at 34°43'33.24"N 32°27'59.59"E - and is the other plane a Lockheed Electra? I vaguely remember reading about them a while ago, I think the other plane may be something French, but not sure. There's a third Shackleton in far worse condition at the abandoned Nicossia airport too, along with a couple of Tridents
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spitfire-ian
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97 months
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Shar2
1,895 posts
82 months
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spitfire-ian said: BUGGER!
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DieselGriff
5,160 posts
128 months
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As an aside and not wanting to hijack the thread but does anyone know if drawings exist of the mk4 that was designed by Avro for, I believe, the Canadians?
I've tried googling with no success but am interested to see what it may have looked like even though it didn't get past the initial design spec.
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Eric Mc
67,260 posts
134 months
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Can't answer that question but Aeroplane Monthly this month had an In Detail look at the Shackleton.
The old Shackleton factory at Woodford is due for closure soon so a rummage through sundry skips might reveal all sorts of goodies. It's amazing how callous companies are when clearing out. Often vital historical artefacts and documentation is discarded without a second thought.
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DieselGriff
5,160 posts
128 months
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It was the Aeroplane Monthly article that first alerted me to the planned mk4, I hadn't heard of it before I read that.
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FourWheelDrift
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153 months
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CobolMan
1,029 posts
76 months
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Simpo Two said: - and is the other plane a Lockheed Electra? Looks more like a Dassault MD.315 Flamant to me 
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Simpo Two
54,262 posts
134 months
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Eric Mc said: The old Shackleton factory at Woodford is due for closure soon so a rummage through sundry skips might reveal all sorts of goodies. It's amazing how callous companies are when clearing out. Often vital historical artefacts and documentation is discarded without a second thought. You're right - I heard that the original drawings for the Short Stirling bomber were being thrown away by Marshalls of Cambridge...
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