Synopsis
“… a quality book, using paper that shows the photos and profiles in excellent detail. The glossary will help the non-aviation-oriented reader. Given the strong research and citation, this book will be useful to many contemporary historians.” - The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation
Long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft had been a part of British wartime strategy since the First World War in the form of flying boats. During the Second World War, the flying boats were increasingly replaced by land-based aircraft, such as the American Lend-Lease Flying Fortresses and Liberators. After the war, these aircraft were replaced by a purpose-built aircraft, the Avro Shackleton, which traced its ancestry through the Lincoln and Lancaster all the way back to the early Second World War bomber, the Manchester.
The Avro Shackleton comprehensively describes this long road of development, as well as providing detailed technical descriptions of the aircraft and its weaponry, rare photographs, and accurate color profiles. The aircraft is compared and contrasted with its post-war piston-engined counterparts. Its former use with the air forces of the United Kingdom and South Africa is described in detail, as are the current survivors, especially an MR.2 (WR963) in the United Kingdom and an AEW.2 (WL790) in the United States.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms; Timeline; Preface; Introduction; Avro Predecessors; Specification Table: Avro Predecessors; Second World War British Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft; Specification Table: Coastal Command Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft of the Second World War; Post-War Coastal Command Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft; Development of the New British Post-War Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft; Phase Modifications; Centralised Maintenance; RAF Service (1951-1991); SAAF Service (1957-1984); The Shackleton in Detail; Specification Table: Shackleton Variants; Colour and Markings; A Flight in the 1950s; Growler Tales; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix I: Comparison with Other Post-War Multi-Piston-Engined Maritime Reconnaissance and ASW Aircraft; Appendix II: Specification Table: Comparable Post-War Aircraft; Appendix III: The Shackleton’s Replacements; Appendix IV: Specification Table: The Shackleton’s Replacements; Appendix V: The Shackleton in Plastic and Resin; Appendix VI: Survivors; Appendix VII: Shackleton Bases; Appendix VIII: Shackleton Squadrons; Appendix IX: Production Table; Appendix X: Individual Aircraft Histories; Appendix XI: Computer Game Appearances; Appendix XII: Network Resources; Bibliography; Index
About the Author
Moore has been studying aircraft for over forty years and has had numerous books published on Soviet aviation, including
Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger, Lavochkin Fighters of the Second World War, and Tupolev Tu-2:
The Forgotten Medium Bomber. His interest extends also to British aircraft, which he has studied and modelled for decades. He is particularly interested in British aircraft of the Second World War and post-war British piston-engined aircraft.
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