dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Avros mighty Shackleton in AEW, Anti-Sub and Maritime patrol roles. The AEW and MR2s are FS9 models, the MR3 is FSX. All freeware. Note the aircraft depicting a Shack approaching a carrier is based on a real life incident which my father-in law was involved in. It was during an excercise in the Mediteranean in the early 60s. A Shack out on patrol contacted an American Carrier and asked if they could land on to refuel. They didn't state what aircraft they were and the Yanks never asked. So when a shortwhile later a dirty great bomber dropped out of the clouds on finals it shook the Americans up more than a little! They did everything they could to put the Shack crew off of landing, ( In fact they never intended to but just buzz the Yank carrier at very low level!) My father-in-law was on the Shack at the time as an electronics officer so was there when it happened!Thanks for viewing 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Always mess'in with the Yanks, good times. Nice shots of this versatile aircraft Alan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great shots Alan! My grandfather worked on the coast guns at Gibraltar and had a trip up in a Shack. Even had a go. Problem was, when turning, no-one told him to use the rudder...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Those are some fine photos Alan and looks like you enjoy the aircraft 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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