Dakotaman
September 25, 2014 at 9:27 am

Avro Shackleton WR974

Now maybe this has been said in a Thread before not sure but just searching Flickr I see Gatwick Museums Avro Shackleton is being dismantled and going to Bruntingthorpe any readers know why and who is the owners ???

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By: TwinOtter23 - 25th September 2014 at 10:00

This thread from last year partially covers the disposal situation http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?124103 but I don’t think that the Bruntingthorpe connection is covered.

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By: Meddle - 25th September 2014 at 09:42

WR974 is their spares Shack, to keep WR982 running I think. There seems to be recurring talk of downsizing/moving/scrapping the Gatwick collection, so maybe this is them shedding a little baggage. I would love to see a Shack come North of the border, given that they were stationed at Kinloss etc… I understand East Fortune is planning to put together a Cold War hanger in the future, and Shackleton would be a worthy exhibit. Anyway I digress. Hopefully WR974 is getting some sort of restoration work carried out, as I didn’t fancy its chances in the long run at Gatwick.