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AVRO'S MARITIME HEAVYWEIGHT: THE SHACKLETON

Written by Chris Ashworth
Published by Aston Publications in 1990
ISBN: 0946627169

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Front cover

Cover of AVRO'S MARITIME HEAVYWEIGHT: THE SHACKLETON by Chris Ashworth

Contents

  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Evolution
  • Chapter 2: Development of the Avro Type 696
  • Chapter 3: The Shackleton MR Mk 2
  • Chapter 4: The Shackleton MR Mk 3
  • Chapter 5: In Service - 1
  • Chapter 6: In Service - 2 At Full Strength
  • Chapter 7: In Service - 3 Enter the Mk 3
  • Chapter 8: In Service - 4 Into the Second Decade
  • Chapter 9: In Service - 5 Maritime Run-down
  • Chapter 10: 'Action Stations'
  • Chapter 11: South African Shackletons
  • Chapter 12: Research and Development
  • Chapter 13: Shackleton Projects, Alternatives and Replacements
  • Chapter 14: Airborne Early Warning
  • Appendix A: Air Staff Requirement OR/200 (Issue 2) for adaptation
  • Appendix B: Specification R.5/46 (Issue 1) dated 17 March 1947
  • Appendix C: Construction
  • Appendix D: Representative Modifications
  • Appendix E: Shackleton Data
  • Appendix F: The Nomad Saga
  • Appendix G: The Squadrons
  • Appendix H: Shackleton Aircraft - Colours and Markings
  • Appendix J: Aircraft Contracts, Production and Individual Histories
  • Index