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  Aircraft  
United Kingdom - Royal Air Force
Avro Shackleton AEW Mk.2 (WL747)  
  Location and date  
Farnborough (FAB/EGLF) (United Kingdom)  Filter by US state Show nearby airports Show location
September 8, 1990
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El Shackleton AEW.2 fué el primer AWACS de la RAF y, pese a ser una "solución provisional" tuvo que aguantar toda la Guerra Fría guiando cazas Lightning y Phantom para interceptar los Tu-95 que la URSS enviaba a sondear las defensas occidentales. No está mal para una célula derivada del Lancaster con los equipos de radar desmontados a los pequeños Gannet de la Navy. Aprovecho para enviar un cariñoso recuerdo a quien ideó pintar estos aviones de color "gris rata" con un clima como el británico: en efecto, apenas se les ve... (KR64/Nikon Coolscan V)
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