Avro Shackleton Maritime Patrol Aircraft Family
The Avro 696 Shackleton was a long-endurance maritime reconnaissance aircraft later adapted to airborne early warning, developed by A.V. Roe and operated by the RAF and South African Air Force.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Avro 696 ShackletonAvro Shackleton MR.1AShackleton MR.1Shackleton AEW.2Avro 716 Shackleton
- Family Name
- Avro Shackleton
- Full Name
- Avro Shackleton Maritime Patrol Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancesearch_and_rescuecommunications
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Avro 696 Shackleton was a long-endurance maritime reconnaissance aircraft later adapted to airborne early warning, developed by A.V. Roe and operated by the RAF and South African Air Force.
- First Flight Year
- 1,949
- Last Flight Year
- 1,991
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Avro Shackleton MR.1A Griffon 57A installation
- Notes
- BAE Systems Heritage identifies four Griffon 57A engines on the MR.1A, with the pair of inboard and outboard installations represented here as one exact four-engine configuration; other Shackleton marks remain separate configurations.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Avro Shackleton MR.1 mixed Griffon 57/57A installation
- Notes
- BAE Systems Heritage identifies a pair of Griffon 57A engines inboard and a pair of Griffon 57 engines outboard on the MR.1.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Avro 716 Shackleton MR.3 Griffon 27A installation
- Notes
- BAE Systems Heritage identifies four Griffon 27A engines as the normal power plant for the Avro 716 Shackleton MR.3; MR.3 Phase 3 Viper turbojets remain a separate future configuration.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Avro 716 Shackleton MR.3 Phase 3 Viper 203 take-off-assist installation
- Notes
- BAE Systems Heritage records a pair of 2,500 lbst Viper 203 turbojets added in MR.3 Phase 3, one in the rear of each outboard engine nacelle.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:30:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:35:29 UTC