The
Avro Shackleton
1722 - Saturday morning - 17th February 2007
Photographer, Graeme Mather.
On the 16th
of February, SA Air Force Museum took up their Grey Lady for an hour, I arrived
too late at Ysterplaat Air force base to get in with other enthusiasts, aircraft
already taxiing out, so second best, one of the Air Force flight sergeants
directed me to a field next to the restricted area at the end of the runway,
unfortunately there is a concrete and barbed wire fence blocking view of
runway, so only managed to get pics when the undercarriage was up, then left
the base to find a nice spot outside in the surrounding residential suburb to
capture the final approach – I would have liked to have found a spot directly
underneath - as always, it was such a pleasure to see and hear this aircraft in
flight. - Graeme Mather
Have A Look At
Individual Aircraft Histories
Graphics - Marks I to
III and colour schemes
Ballykelly's Shackleton Era 1952-71
Ballykelly Squadron Aircraft Listings 1952-71
Author - John (Mo) Botwood