South Africa - Air Force Avro 716 Shackleton MR.3 1722
HEADLINES (discontinued) South African Shackleton's 50th birthday!
Image ID: 11027
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Operator: South Africa - Air Force - 1722
Aircraft: Avro - 716 Shackleton MR.3
Airport: South Africa - Ysterplaat - Cape Town (FAYP)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2008-2-23 by Elmarié Dreyer [Contact]
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Photographer's remark
(24.2.2008, 15:57 CET)
Shackleton 1722 had her 50th anniversary "party" at Ysterplaat Air Force Base on 23.02.2008. She landed in Cape Town on 26.02.1958.
She is the only flying Shackleton left in the world and we celebrated the event with an engine runup. After her engines were shut down, she was showered by the fire engines of the Air Force fire brigade.
1 jim mcdowell
(24 January 2010 - 19:58 CET)
As an ex RAF Shackleton Vet. Ihope to visit in Cape Town or Jo'burg in March this year.
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