Avro Shackleton
Military
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The Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft, debuting in 1949, served NATO forces for decades in reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare roles. Ten crew operated this 26.6-meter aircraft spanning 36.6 meters, powered by four engines reaching 481.5 km/h for long-range naval reconnaissance across Atlantic and other maritime zones. Its endurance and reliability became legendary.
Technische Daten
- Einsatzrolle
- Maritime patrol aircraft
- Herkunft
- United Kingdom
- Besatzung
- 10
- Triebwerke
- 4
- Erstflug
- 1949
- Länge
- 26,6 m
- Spannweite
- 36,6 m
- Höchstgeschwindigkeit
- 482 km/h