Pima – Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk2 ‘Mr Henry’
Back at the edge of the restoration area – was an Avro Shackleton AEW.Mk2 named ‘Mr McHenry’ – that was donated by Air Atlantique Classic Flight.
The Shackleton was a post World War 2 design for a RAF Maritime Patrol Aircraft. This particular airframe, WL790, was converted to be a AEW (Airborne Early Warning) platform.
Each of the four Rolls-Royce V-12 engines turn a pair of contra-rotating propellers.
The Shackleton has been at Pima at least a year, but has yet to find a permanent home in display area.
