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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avro Shackleton canonical | 11 |
| Avro Shackleton AEW.2 | 2 |
| Avro Shackleton MR.1 | 1 |
| Avro Shackleton MR.2 | 1 |
| Avro Shackleton MR.3 | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Avro Shackleton MR.1
this entity surface form:
Avro Shackleton MR.2
this entity surface form:
Avro Shackleton MR.3
this entity surface form:
Avro Shackleton AEW.2
this entity surface form:
Avro Shackleton AEW.2