The Avro Shackleton
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Avro Shackleton
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Author : Martin Derry
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2015-11-30
Avro Shackleton written by Martin Derry and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Initially projected as a maritime reconnaissance version of the Lincoln bomber, itself a development of the famous wartime Lancaster which saw post-war service in a General/Maritime Reconnaissance role, (see Flight Craft No 4), the Avro Shackleton, (named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton) was a completely new design, powered by four Rolls Royce Griffon 57 engines driving six blade contra-rotating propellers.Split into three main sections, this latest Flight Craft title, perfectly timed to coincide with the release of the first examples of the eagerly awaited new tool 1/72 scale Airfix kit, offers a concise history of the Shackleton's development and operational career from the prototype and initial entry in to RAF service in 1951, and its use with the South African Air Force, the only other operator of the type. Section 1 chronicles its design, ongoing improvements and development through the three main Marks, in both the Maritime Reconnaissance and Airborne Early Warning roles, until its retirement after four decades of RAF service in 1991, which includes scores of contemporary photographs with detailed captions, many of which have never been seen in print before.This is followed by a 16-page colour illustration section featuring profiles and 2-views of the colour schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF and SAAF service. The final section lists all the plastic model kits, accessories and decal sheets produced of the Shackleton in all scales. As with the other books in the Flight Craft series, whilst published primarily with the scale aircraft modeller in mind, it is hoped that those readers who might perhaps describe themselves as 'occasional' modellers may also find that this colourful and informative work offers something to provoke their interests too.
The Avro Shackleton
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Author : Jason Nicholas Moore
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2023-09-17
The Avro Shackleton written by Jason Nicholas Moore and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-17 with History categories.
Long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft were a part of British wartime strategy since the First World War, in the form of flying boats. During the Second World War, the flying boats were increasingly replaced by land-based aircraft, such as the American Lend-Lease Flying Fortresses and Liberators. After the war, these aircraft were replaced by a purpose-built aircraft, the Avro Shackleton, which traced its ancestry through the Lincoln and Lancaster all the way back to the early Second World War bomber, the Manchester. The road from the Manchester to the Shackleton was a long one, and it is described comprehensively. The Shackleton itself went through two major changes - from the MR.1 to the MR.2, then from the MR.2 to the MR.3. Along with a detailed technical description of the Shackleton and its weaponry, photographs and accurate colour profiles accompany the text, to illustrate the Shackleton. This aircraft is compared and contrasted with its post-war piston-engined counterparts. Its former use with the United Kingdom and South Africa is also described. The current survivors, especially an MR.2 (WR963) in the United Kingdom and an AEW.2 (WL790) in the United States, are described in great detail.
The Avro Shackleton
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Author : Richard A. Franks
language : en
Publisher: Dalrymple and Verdun
Release Date : 2005-10
The Avro Shackleton written by Richard A. Franks and has been published by Dalrymple and Verdun this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10 with Reconnaissance aircraft categories.
The first in a series of detailed and well illustrated accounts of classic aircraft in service from the prototype to the few remaining preserved examples. The introduction to the book is written by an ex-Shackleton pilot who was the first to be on the scene at the fire and sinking of the Lakonia and was instrumental in saving many lives. The book contains over thirty-five specially commissioned accurate side, 4-view, and squadron badge illustrations in full color, with many previously unpublished photographs. A full listing of all airframes and their histories is also included.
Growling Over The Oceans
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Author : Deborah Lake
language : en
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Release Date : 2012-01-17
Growling Over The Oceans written by Deborah Lake and has been published by Souvenir Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-17 with History categories.
The Avro Shackleton was a formidable machine with its Griffon engines producing the characteristic grumble that gave the aircraft one of its nicknames, the Growler. This book contains stories from the men for whom the aircraft became a way of life. Combining memories and anecdotes from crew members with archive material (including rare and previously unseen photographs) Growling over the Oceans is an intimate and vivid introduction to the world of the Shack. In the last days of World War Two, the makers of the Lancaster bomber began to consider designing a new aircraft for Coastal Command. It eventually became the Shackleton. The men who flew and serviced the production version became fiercely proud of their aeroplane and its lack of home comforts. The Shackleton's ten man crews became a legend; their aeroplane was noisy, gloomy and demanded constant maintenance but it bred a aircrew who became inured to long, thundering and monotonous flight, and developed (even taking) a perverse pride in their misfortunes. The Shackleton served in anti-submarine warfare, maritime reconnaissance and colonial policing. The Cold War ensured that the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare against British shipping kept the Shackleton on permanent alert for twenty years. It also became a troop transport, a bomber and a search and rescue aircraft when the need arose. From its first public flight in 1949 to the end of the Cold War when the Shackleton finally retired from service and entered history this book provides many reminiscences, some amusing, some serious, of those who flew in the Shack, the aircraft that struck more fear into its own crew than it did the enemy.
Flight Craft 9
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Author : Martin Derry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Flight Craft 9 written by Martin Derry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Avro Shackleton
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Author : Barry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Release Date : 2002
Avro Shackleton written by Barry Jones and has been published by Crowood Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The Avro Shackleton was the final extension of a design idea that had been at the heart of Britain's most successful wartime heavy bomber, the Lancaster. The Shackleton owned much of its design to the Lancaster and its relatives but it was designed not for bombing but for maritime reconnaissance. Barry Jones' history of this fascinating and popular aircraft looks at the entire history of the Shackleton and its service with the RAF and foreign air forces. Tracing its lineage back to Avro designs of World War Two, and the history of maritime reconnaissance aircraft and Coastal Command even further, Avro Shackleton, will be welcomed by all fans of this great aircraft and of maritime aviation in general.
Avro Shackleton
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Author : John Chartres
language : en
Publisher: Allan
Release Date : 1985-01-01
Avro Shackleton written by John Chartres and has been published by Allan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with Shackleton (Reconnaissance aircraft) categories.
Avro S Maritime Heavyweight
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Author : Chris Ashworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Avro S Maritime Heavyweight written by Chris Ashworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Avro Shackleton (Airplanes) categories.
Udover en detaljeret beskrivelse af Avro Shackleton, indeholder bogen også anvendelsen af flyet gennem 40 år ved RAF samt ved SAAF.
Avro Shackleton
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Author : Andrew Bird
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Avro Shackleton written by Andrew Bird and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with categories.
The illustrated story of Britain's veteran Maritime Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft - Avro Shackleton.
Shackleton Boys Volume 1 True Stories From The Home Based Kipper Fleet Squadrons
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Author : Steve Bond
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street
Release Date : 2018-11-19
Shackleton Boys Volume 1 True Stories From The Home Based Kipper Fleet Squadrons written by Steve Bond and has been published by Grub Street this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with History categories.
Essentially a development of the Avro Lancaster via the later Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton was the RAF's first line of defence in the maritime role from 1951 for twenty years, thereafter continuing to serve as an airborne early warning aircraft for another twenty, until 1991. The 'Old Grey Lady', the 'Growler', '20,000 rivets in loose formation', but mostly known simply as the 'Shack', it is viewed with great affection by those who flew and maintained it. In addition to its traditional sub-hunting role, it was also used extensively for search and rescue operations, and even as a conventional bomber in the Aden theatre. Operating around the world with squadrons based in the UK, the Mediterranean, Middle East and Far East, 'Shacks' were also used to support the blockade of oil supplies to Rhodesia during the UDI crisis in the '60s and '70s, and searching for gun-running boats during the Indonesian Confrontation. All of the Boys' stories are from air and ground crew veterans themselves, and because there are so many vital and entertaining accounts, Steve Bond has divided his subject into two volumes. Consequently this volume will cover UK-based units flying from Ballykelly (including Aldergrove), Farnborough, Honington, Kinloss, Lossiemouth, St Eval and St Mawgan, plus many overseas detachments including Christmas Island and Majunga. To complement the detailed personal accounts and anecdotes are hundreds of original photographs and extensive appendices. A feast for any 'Shack' or military aviation aficionado. Volume Two (coming in 2019) will cover those units based overseas at Changi, Gan, Gibraltar, Khormaksar, Luqa (and Hal Far), and Sharjah, plus the South African Air Force operations from Ysterplaat/Malan.