Avro Shackleton

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The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.

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Surface form Occurrences
Avro Shackleton AEW.2 1
Avro Shackleton MR.1 1
Avro Shackleton MR.2 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftType fixed-wing
airframeMaterial metal
armamentCapability bombs
depth charges
sonobuoys
torpedoes
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 10
derivedFrom Avro Lincoln
designedFor anti-submarine warfare
maritime reconnaissance
developedInEra post-World War II
engineConfiguration four-engined
firstFlightDate 1949-03-09
hasVariant Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Avro Shackleton AEW.2

Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.1

Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.2

Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.3
introduced 1951
landingGearType tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Avro
namedAfter Ernest Shackleton
numberOfEngines 4
operatorType military
primaryUser Royal Air Force
propulsionType piston-engined
rangeClass long-range
retiredFromRAF 1991
role airborne early warning
anti-submarine warfare
long-range maritime patrol
serviceEntry RAF Coastal Command
surface form: Royal Air Force Coastal Command
usedBy Royal Air Force
South African Air Force
usedFor air-sea rescue coordination
convoy escort
electronic intelligence
maritime surveillance
search and rescue
shipping patrol
usedInConflict Cold War

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avro Shackleton hasVariant Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.1
Avro Shackleton hasVariant Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.2
Avro Shackleton hasVariant Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Avro Shackleton MR.3
Avro Shackleton hasVariant Avro Shackleton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Avro Shackleton AEW.2
Nimrod MR2 replaced Avro Shackleton
Rolls-Royce Griffon usedIn Avro Shackleton