This machine is now at Coventry Airport in full working order,But this video captures what may have been her last sortie with the Raf.The Aircraft operated by NO 8 Squadron based at Raf Lossiemouth retired most of the fleet in June 1991 with the last six Aircraft being replaced by the E-3D Sentry in July 1991.With that the last true Avro Aircraft was retired from the raf.
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Raf Cosford Arvo Shackelton WR963 NO Squadron Lossiemouth
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Amazing the think the defence of the UK depended on such a wonderful aircraft, a British aircraft and today we cannot even make such a wonderful piece of engineering, it is a sad indictment on the successive governments we have had to weaken us so badly.