Aviation artist Barry Price.
Aviation art print Avro Shackleton MR Mk2 - 150s by artist Barry Price
depicting the take-off of a Short Stirling World War Two bomber.
Avro Shackleton MR.Mk2 - 150s by Barry Price.
The first prototype flew on 9th March
1949. The Shackleton was a development of the famous Avro Lancaster
Bomber. and the Shackleton was designed for use for coastal Command. The
First RAF squadrons to be equipped with the aircraft were NO. 120 squadron
at Kinloss in 1951 followed by another 7 squadrons by 1953. The MR2 mark aircrafts
began replacing the mK1's in 1954.. These aircraft saw long service with
the last MR3 being retired in 1971 but a Airborne early warning
variant joined no 8 squadron in January 1972. Crew: six to ten. Speed: 302
mph. range: 4215 at 200 mph at 1500 feet. Service ceiling
19,200 feet. Armament: two 20mm Hispano cannon in nose, two 20mm
Hispano cannon in B.17 dorsal turret. Two .50in machine guns in tail.
