Globally, 22 other Shackletons remain in storage, restoration, or on exhibit, ensuring the legacy of this legendary maritime patrol aircraft endures.

The Avro Shackleton – a cousin of the iconic Lancaster bomber – was used to track Soviet submarines in UK waters, and to aid in search and rescue operations, from the 1950s to the early 1990s.

A 70-year-old aircraft used to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War has arrived in North Yorkshire ahead of its restoration. The Shackleton had to be transported in sections by lorry from ...

With its four Rolls-Royce Griffon engines, each equipped with a set of contra-rotating propellers, the Shackleton was also among the last piston-engine military aircraft in active duty.

The Avro Shackleton – a cousin of the iconic Lancaster bomber – was used to track Soviet submarines in UK waters, and to aid in search and rescue operations, from the 1950s to the early 1990s.

The Shackleton, a four-engined relative of the famous Lancaster bomber, is too large to move in one go, so it's having to be dismantled, and the parts despatched north in stages. The first ...

It could cruise at 490 mph and reach a top speed of 580 mph-significantly faster than the Shackleton it replaced. The aircraft had an impressive range of 5,180 to 5,755 nautical miles and a ...

Work to rebuild the Avro Shackleton aircraft at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington is ready to begin.

The Avro Shackleton – a cousin of the iconic Lancaster bomber – was used to track Soviet submarines in UK waters, and to aid in search and rescue operations, from the 1950s to the early 1990s.