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Atlantic. With Air-to-Air
Refuelling (AAR), range and endurance was greatly extended. The crew consisted of two pilots and one flight engineer, two navigators (one tactical navigator and a routine navigator), one Air Electronics Officer (AEO), the sonobuoy sensor team of two Weapon System Operators (WSOp ACO) and four Weapon System Operators (WSOp EW) to manage passive and active electronic warfare systems.
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also carry a set of
Lindholme Gear. As well as using the aircraft sensors to find aircraft or ships in distress, it was used to find survivors in the water, with a capability to search areas of up to 20,000 square miles (52,000 km). The main role would normally be to act as on-scene rescue coordinator to control ships, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters in the search area.
1032:; missions in this theatre involved the Nimrods performing lengthy overland flights for intelligence-gathering purposes. On 2 September 2006, 14 UK military personnel were killed when a Nimrod MR2 was destroyed in a midair explosion following an onboard fire over Afghanistan. It was the single greatest loss of British military lives since the Falklands War. The outbreak of the
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Argentine coast to confirm that
Argentine surface vessels were not at sea. Another long-range flight was carried out by an MR2 on the night of 20/21 May, covering a total of 8,453 miles (13,604 km), the longest distance flight carried out during the Falklands War. In all, Nimrods flew 111 missions from Ascension in support of British operations during the Falklands War.
1092:(EEZ) at the beginning of 1977 the Nimrod fleet was given the task of patrolling the 270,000 square miles (700,000 km) area. The aircraft would locate, identify, and photograph vessels operating in the EEZ. The whole area was routinely patrolled. In addition to surveillance, the aircraft would communicate with all oil and gas platforms. During the
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1258:, England in 1971, converted to the MR.2 1983–84, withdrawn as an operational squadron in 1992 it became the Operational Conversion Unit for the Nimrod at RAF Kinloss. The squadron MR.2 aircraft were withdrawn in 2010 and the squadron prepared to train crews for the MRA.4, following the decision to scrap the MRA.4 the squadron disbanded in 2011.
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The Nimrod featured a crew of up to 25 personnel, although a typical crew numbered roughly 12, most of whom operated the various onboard sensor suites and specialist detection equipment. A significant proportion of the onboard sensor equipment was housed outside the pressure shell inside the Nimrod's
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powerplants instead to maximise fuel economy and enable maximum patrol time on station. Advantages of the Nimrod's turbofan engines included greater speed and altitude capabilities, and it was more capable of evading detection by submarines, as propeller-driven aircraft are more detectable underwater
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of No. 51 Squadron in May 1974. The R1 was visually distinguished from the MR2 by the lack of a MAD boom. It was fitted with an array of rotating dish aerials in the aircraft's bomb bay, with further dish aerials in the tailcone and at the front of the wing-mounted fuel tanks. It had a flight crew of
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The standard Nimrod fleet carried out three basic operational roles during their RAF service: Anti-Submarine
Warfare duties typically involved surveillance over an allocated area of the North Atlantic to detect the presence of Soviet submarines in that area and to track their movements. In the event
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While the Nimrod MR1/MR2 was in service, one aircraft from each of the squadrons on rotation was available for search and rescue operations at one-hour standby. The standby aircraft carried two sets of
Lindholme Gear in the weapons bay. Usually one other Nimrod airborne on a training mission would
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After the ground offensive against Iraqi forces had ended, Britain elected to maintain an RAF presence in the region through assets such as the Nimrod and other aircraft. Nimrod R1s operated from August 1990 to March 1991 from Cyprus, providing almost continuous flying operations from the start of
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on 5 April 1982, the type at first being used to fly local patrols around
Ascension to guard against potential Argentine attacks, and to escort the British Task Force as it sailed south towards the Falklands, with Nimrods also being used to provide search and rescue as well as communications relay
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Operationally, each active Nimrod would form a single piece of a complex submarine detection and monitoring mission. An emphasis on real-time intelligence sharing was paramount to these operations; upon detecting a submarine, Nimrod aircrews would inform Royal Navy frigates and other NATO-aligned
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in
Cornwall in October 1969. These initial aircraft, designated as Nimrod MR1, were intended as a stop-gap measure, and thus were initially equipped with many of the same sensors and equipment as the Shackletons they were supplementing. While some improvements were implemented on the MR1 fleet to
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has the role of the aircraft been officially acknowledged; they were once described as "radar calibration aircraft". The R1s have not suffered the same rate of fatigue and corrosion as the MR2s. One R1 was lost in a flying accident since the type's introduction; this occurred in May 1995 during a
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killing 123 people; six different
Nimrods searched for survivors and took turns to provide rescue co-ordination, involving the control of 80 surface ships and 20 British and Norwegian helicopters. In an example of its search capabilities, in September 1977 when an attempted crossing of the North
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Starting in 1975, 35 aircraft were upgraded to MR2 standard, being re-delivered from August 1979. The upgrade included extensive modernisation of the aircraft's electronic suite. Changes included the replacement of the 1950s ASV Mk 21 radar used by the
Shackleton and Nimrod MR1 with the new EMI
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The Nimrod MR2 carried out three main roles: Anti-Submarine
Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Unit Warfare (ASUW) and Search and Rescue (SAR). Its extended range enabled the crew to monitor maritime areas far to the north of Iceland and up to 2,200 nautical miles (4,000 km) out into the Western
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and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The use of air-to-air refuelling allowed extremely long reconnaissance missions to be mounted, one example being a 19-hour 5-minute patrol conducted on 15 May 1982 (XV232 Airborne: 0803, Landing: 0308), which passed within 60 miles (97 km) of the
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Various new ECMs and electronic support systems were retrofitted onto the Nimrod fleet in response to new challenges and to increase the type's defensive capabilities; additional equipment also provided more effective means of identification and communication. A number of modifications were
1503:. This was the first Nimrod to enter service, originally as an MR1 but upgraded to MR2 standard in the 1980s. On 23 February 2007, the Ministry of Defence grounded all Nimrod MR2s while fuel pumps were inspected, but stressed that the inspection was not necessarily related to this crash.
541:, 42 Squadron was disbanded and its number reassigned to 38(R) Squadron. The Nimrod MR2 aircraft was withdrawn on 31 March 2010, a year earlier than planned, for financial reasons. The last official flight of a Nimrod MR2 took place on 26 May 2010, with XV229 flying from RAF Kinloss to
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computer used. Eventually, the MoD recognised that the cost of developing the radar system to achieve the required level of performance was prohibitive and the probability of success very uncertain, and in December 1986 the project was cancelled. The RAF eventually received seven
310:(RAF). Such a replacement had been necessitated by the rapidly-approaching fatigue life limitations accumulated across the Shackleton fleet. A great deal of interest in the requirement was received from both British and foreign manufacturers, who offered aircraft including the
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Following evaluation testing by the RAF, the Vickers VC10 had been identified as highly suitable for the task; however, an initial version of Comet-based Nimrod could be in service within five years, a more capable Nimrod equipped with the envisioned avionics would
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were displayed and controlled at the tactical station. The flight systems and autopilot could be directly controlled by navigator's stations in the tactical compartment, giving the navigator nearly complete aircraft control. The navigational systems comprised
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At the start of a patrol mission all four engines would normally be running; as the aircraft's weight was reduced by fuel consumption, up to two engines could be shut down, allowing the remaining engines to be operated more efficiently. Instead of relying on
1088:. Tapestry is a codeword for the activities by ships and aircraft that protect the United Kingdom's Sovereign Sea Areas, including the protection of fishing rights and oil and gas extraction. Following the establishment of a 200 nautical miles (370 km)
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turbofan engines, a new larger wing, and fully refurbished fuselage. The project was subject to delays, cost over-runs, and contract re-negotiations. The type had been originally intended to enter service in 2003 but was cancelled in 2010 as a result of the
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on board were designed to be powered by the two inner engines that would always be running. Electrical generation was designed to far exceed the consumption of existing equipment to accommodate additional systems installed over the Nimrod's service life.
447:. The last flight of the type was on 28 June 2011 from RAF Waddington, in the presence of the Chief of the Air Staff, ACM Sir Stephen Dalton. XV 249, the former MR2, is now on display at the RAF Museum Cosford, West Midlands. The R1 was replaced by three
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The Nimrod was most often featured in the media in relation to its search-and-rescue role, such as in the reporting of major rescue incidents. In August 1979, several Nimrods were involved in locating yachting competitors during the disaster-stricken
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The Nimrod's navigational functions were computerised, and were managed from a central tactical compartment housed in the forward cabin. Various functions such as weapons control and information from sensors such as the large forward
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The Nimrod design was based on the Comet 4 civil airliner which had reached the end of its commercial life (the first two prototype Nimrods, XV148 and XV147, were built from two final unfinished Comet 4C airframes). The Comet's
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enhance their detection capabilities, the improved Nimrod MR2 variant entered service in August 1979 following a lengthy development process. The majority of the Nimrod fleet operated from RAF Kinloss in Scotland.
1000:. Once hostilities commenced, the Nimrod detachment, by now increased to five aircraft, concentrated on night patrols, with daylight patrols carried out by US Navy Lockheed P-3 Orions. Nimrods were used to guide
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transport aircraft and E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning aircraft given some tasks, but the cancellation of the MRA4 resulted in a significant gap in long-range maritime patrol and search-and rescue capability.
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The addition of air-to-air refuelling probes allowed operations to be carried out in the vicinity of the Falklands, while the aircraft's armament was supplemented by the addition of 1,000 pounds (450 kg)
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by standard acoustic sensors. The Nimrods had a flight endurance of ten hours without aerial refuelling. The MR2s were later fitted to receive mid-air refuelling in response to demands of the Falklands War.
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to restart an inactive engine, compressor air could be crossfed from a live engine to a starter turbine. The crossfeed duct was later discovered to be a potential fire hazard. Similarly, the two
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of war, reconnaissance information gathered during these patrols would be shared with other allied aircraft to enable coordinated strikes at both submarines and surface targets.
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the ground offensive. Each R1 was retrofitted with the same Marconi towed active decoy as well as under wing chaff/flare dispensers, reportedly sourced from the Tornado fleet.
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theatre, several MR2s were fitted with new communications and ECM equipment to deal with anticipated threats; at the time these modified aircraft were given the designation
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The Nimrod was the first jet-powered MPA to enter service, being powered by the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine. Aircraft in this role had been commonly propelled by
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for SAR missions; additional fuel tanks and cargo could also be carried in the bomb bay during ferrying flights. Other armaments equippable in the bomb bay include
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in March 2003 saw the RAF's Nimrods being used for operations over Iraq, using the aircraft's sensors to detect hostile forces and to direct attacks by friendly
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ignited in the bomb bay during flight. The aircraft successfully returned to base but was subsequently written off due to fire damage. There were no casualties.
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The Nimrod MRA4 was intended to replace the capability provided by the MR2. It was essentially a new aircraft, with current-generation
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of 1972 and 1975–1976, the Nimrod fleet closely cooperated with Royal Navy surface vessels to protect British civilian fishing ships.
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in Afghanistan, killing all 14 servicemen on board – the largest loss of UK military personnel in a single event since the
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to XV230 in (likely) similar circumstances. The RAF subsequently suspended air-to-air refuelling operations for this type.
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attack aircraft against Iraqi patrol vessels, being credited with assisting in sinking or damaging 16 Iraqi vessels.
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Atlantic in a Zodiac inflatable dinghy went wrong, a Nimrod found the collapsed dinghy and directed a ship to it.
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radars in a bulbous nose and tail. The Nimrod AEW3 project was plagued by cost over-runs and problems with the
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to be used as an evacuation training airframe at the nearby MOD Defence Fire Training and Development Centre.
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This article is about a jet-engine maritime patrol aircraft. For the 1930s biplane fighter aircraft, see
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aircraft, acquired under the Airseeker project; the first aircraft was delivered in late 2013.
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Maritime patrol aircraft family by Hawker Siddeley, later British Aerospace
4900:
4646:
4631:
4601:
4591:
4586:
4571:
4546:
2451:"MOD seals the deal on nine new Maritime Patrol Aircraft to keep UK safe"
2187:
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1309:
1289:
1279:
937:
598:
421:
192:
80:
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977:
821:
3372:(Modern Combat Aircraft 24). Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan, 1986.
1011:
3435:. House of Commons Defence Committee. London: HMSO, 5 September 2012.
1265:
1037:
678:
502:
maritime surveillance aircraft. In preparation for operations in the
428:
218:(ASW) operations; secondary roles included maritime surveillance and
5048:
5021:
3465:
Lake, Jon. "Nimrod R.1: The RAF's SIGINT Platform Extraordinaire".
3265:
3247:
3205:
1808:
1697:
1644:
1496:
1401:
1299:
1093:
1033:
805:
793:
558:
503:
416:
350:
343:
3478:, Vol. 69, No. 3, September 2005, pp. 52–56. ISSN 0306-5634.
1776:
1312:, Scotland in 1970, converted to MR.2 1980–81, disbanded in 2005.
801:
797:
729:
517:
Until 2010, the Nimrod MR2 was based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland (
569:
3007:"PICTURE: Record-breaking Nimrod flown to Coventry air museum."
2382:"IN FOCUS: UK left exposed by Nimrod cancellation, report says"
1674:
4,501–5,001 nmi (5,180–5,755 mi, 8,336–9,262 km)
1254:– 1971–2010, converted to the MR.1 from the Shackleton MR.3 at
809:
646:
4895:
2404:. House of Commons Defence Select Committee. 19 September 2012
1912:
Equipped with the Searchwater radar, a Nimrod could offer an "
3387:. London: Aerospace Publishing, Single Volume Edition, 1996.
2555:
Armfield, Hugh "Air Force Takes Over as Britain's Watchdog."
2038:
2036:
1455:
997:
961:
945:
737:
733:
370:
234:
3471:, Vol. 61, No. 1, July 2001, pp. 29–35. ISSN 0306-5634.
3402:, Volume 21, No 1, July 1981, pp. 7–16. ISSN 0306-5634.
1531:
Wooden Nimrod model used for aerodynamic wind tunnel testing
1356:
Nimrod conducts flyover prior to landing at Coventry Airport
1344:
Nimrod arriving at Manchester Airport aviation viewing park
1308:– 1971–2005, converted to MR.1 from the Shackleton MR.3 at
1298:– 1971–1977, converted to MR.1 from the Shackleton MR.3 at
1288:– 1970–2010, converted to MR.1 from the Shackleton MR.3 at
1278:– 1970–2010, converted to MR.1 from the Shackleton MR.3 at
825:
652:
aircraft for the RAF. The RAF declared the P-8 had reached
2747:"'Without Chile's help, we would have lost the Falklands'"
2033:
1189:
Converted from redundant MR.1 aircraft; project cancelled
952:, gathering information on Argentine Air Force movements.
884:
The Nimrod first entered squadron service with the RAF at
723:
Nimrod MR2 performing a low pass at Alconbury, August 1990
494:), as well as hardpoints to allow the Nimrod to carry the
2203:"PICTURES: First RAF Rivet Joint aircraft arrives in UK."
859:
camera system was installed for greater imaging quality.
2991:"In pics: Nimrod takes its place at Manchester Airport."
1244:, formed from the Maritime Operational Training Unit at
585:
In the mid-1970s a modified Nimrod was proposed for the
3810:
3491:, Vol. 97, No. 3176, 22 January 1970, pp. 119–128.
2932:"UK survivor relives horror of North Sea rig disaster."
2917:"Death Toll at 17, Last Yacht Seen in Ill Fated Race."
2366:"Scrapping RAF Nimrods 'perverse' say military chiefs."
479:(Yellow Gate) which included new pods on the wingtips.
3305:"B57 nuclear bomb (United States), Offensive weapons."
2425:"RAF Declare Poseidon an Initial Operating Capability"
3220:"Accident description: Nimrod MR2, 2 September 1995."
3157:"Accident description: Nimrod MR2, 17 November 1980."
361:(ESM) sensors mounted in a bulky fairing, and a MAD (
3634:
2869:"U.K. Says Fuel Caused Afghanistan Plane Explosion."
1240:– 1970–1992, "shadow" squadron identity assigned to
249:. All Nimrod variants had been retired by mid-2011.
198:
Designed in response to a requirement issued by the
1851:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
1647:
engines, 12,160 lbf (54.1 kN) thrust each
1205:Converted from MR.2; 21 planned; project cancelled
689:
Pair of Nimrod R1s flying in formation, August 2004
3342:. Twickenham, UK: British Air Review Group, 1996.
3327:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987.
2772:"21 things I discovered while writing Harrier 809"
1989:
976:A detachment of three Nimrod MR2s was deployed to
2260:
2258:
2256:
214:s were primarily fixed-wing aerial platforms for
5208:
3172:"Accident description: Nimrod MR2, 3 June 1984."
2216:
2214:
1450:On 3 June 1984, a Nimrod MR2 XV257 stationed at
980:in Oman in August 1990 as a result of the Iraqi
3187:"Accident description: Nimrod R1, 16 May 1995."
3094:. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2510:
2508:
2506:
2296:"Planning Round 10 is Going to be a Tough One."
911:, which were the launch platform for Britain's
589:(AEW) mission – again as a replacement for the
3474:Lake, Jon. "New Roles for the Mighty Hunter".
2877:
2496:
2494:
2492:
2253:
2232:
2139:
2137:
2100:
2098:
2096:
2094:
2092:
1916:-like" capability in the maritime environment.
1015:Nimrods were often deployed to the Middle East
915:, was viewed as being of the utmost priority.
295:On 4 June 1964, the British Government issued
4881:
3796:
3577:
3563:
2895:
2893:
2891:
2889:
2685:
2211:
2188:"Nimrod R1 aircraft in final flight for RAF."
2155:
1962:"Final air miles for 'spy in the sky' crews."
1696:2× under-wing pylon stations and an internal
2503:
2339:
2337:
2319:"Historic plane ends its career at Manston."
1264:– 1971–2011, R.1s added to fleet in 1971 at
229:The RAF also operated a small number of the
2810:
2676:
2576:
2574:
2533:
2531:
2529:
2489:
2482:
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2472:
2388:, 27 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
2168:
2134:
2121:
2114:
2112:
2110:
2089:
2053:"Aircraft Decisions: Mr Wilson's Statement"
1023:
796:in which, in addition to armaments such as
529:Squadrons), and RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall (
403:Three Nimrod aircraft were adapted for the
299:, which sought a replacement for the aging
4888:
4874:
3803:
3789:
3570:
3556:
3496:Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century.
3262:"Report on the grounding of MR2 aircraft."
2886:
2633:
2631:
1438:
879:
808:for ASW purposes or multiple air-deployed
787:
2744:
2334:
2024:
1967:26 March 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
1668:426 kn (490 mph, 789 km/h)
1662:500 kn (580 mph, 930 km/h)
1616:2,121.03 sq ft (197.050 m)
3513:. London: Aerospace Publications, 2000.
3147:23 June 1990. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
2610:
2592:
2571:
2562:
2526:
2469:
2107:
1954:
1934:
1932:
1534:
1526:
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1130:Built using redundant Comet 4 airframes
1075:
1010:
891:
842:
732:lower fuselage. Sensor systems included
718:
684:
461:
386:
256:
233:, an electronic intelligence gathering (
3385:Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft
3210:3 June 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
3126:"ASN Aviation Safety Database results."
2628:
1084:The Nimrods were often used to enforce
5209:
3681:United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1963)
3676:United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1962)
2417:
1325:
874:
420:flight test after major servicing, at
5217:1960s British anti-submarine aircraft
4869:
3784:
3551:
3543:Nimrod production and conversion list
3444:London: The Stationery Office, 2009.
3417:World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–98.
3325:The Royal Navy and the Falklands War.
2193:28 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
1982:"MoD makes progress on cost overruns"
1979:
1951:28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
1929:
1604:114 ft 10 in (35.00 m)
1071:
631:Strategic Defence and Security Review
427:The Nimrod R1 was based initially at
334:. On 2 February 1965, Prime Minister
202:(RAF) to replace its fleet of ageing
3022:"The real saviours of Nimrod XV244."
2331:8 June 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
1975:
1973:
1598:126 ft 9 in (38.63 m)
1368:Nimrod MR2 take-off from RAF Kinloss
1043:
3281:"New safety fears for RAF Nimrods."
3244:"Inquiry into Afghan crash begins."
3037:"Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 XV250."
443:, Cyprus on 16 March in support of
13:
5232:United Kingdom defence procurement
3460:Royal Air Force Historical Society
3412:, 27 April 1972. pp. 593–594.
2745:Alexander, Harriet (7 July 2014).
407:role, replacing the Comet C2s and
14:
5268:
3526:
2853:"Afghan air crash victims named."
2673:Jefford et al. 2005, pp. 100–101.
1980:Blitz, James (16 November 2011).
1970:
1539:Flight deck of a Nimrod, May 2006
1488:, killing the seven crew members.
1454:suffered extensive damage when a
871:turret under the starboard wing.
3670:Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322
3664:South African Airways Flight 201
3457:"Seminar – Maritime Operations."
2691:Burden et al. 1986, pp. 402–403.
2274:"Last flight of the Nimrod MR2."
1628:192,000 lb (87,090 kg)
1551:
1362:
1350:
1338:
1218:
984:, carrying out patrols over the
918:
568:
557:
393:Waddington International Airshow
282:
179:. It was originally designed by
175:, the world's first operational
36:
3483:"Nimrod: Systematic Sub Hunter"
3316:
3308:Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems
3298:
3289:
3273:
3255:
3237:
3228:
3213:
3195:
3180:
3165:
3150:
3134:
3119:
3097:
3081:"Nimrod R.1 unveiled at Museum"
3074:
3069:City of Norwich Aviation Museum
3052:
3030:
3015:
2999:
2984:
2962:
2955:"UK Navy Protecting Trawlers."
2949:
2940:
2924:
2911:
2908:Jefford et al. 2005, pp. 95–96.
2902:
2861:
2846:
2837:
2828:
2819:
2801:
2787:
2778:
2764:
2738:
2712:
2703:
2694:
2667:
2664:Jefford et al. 2005, pp. 65–66.
2658:
2649:
2646:Jefford et al. 2005, pp. 89–90.
2640:
2619:
2601:
2583:
2549:
2540:
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1906:
1896:
1634:85,840 lb (38,936 kg)
1622:86,000 lb (39,009 kg)
1486:Canadian International Air Show
1414:City of Norwich Aviation Museum
923:Nimrods were first deployed to
832:; later munitions included the
792:The Nimrod featured a sizeable
645:announced the purchase of nine
431:, Cambridgeshire, and later at
391:Nimrod R1 XW665 landing during
3398:"A Face-Lift For The Nimrod".
3092:Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
3071:, Retrieved: 11 December 2012.
3049:, Retrieved: 11 December 2012.
2399:"Future Maritime Surveillance"
2067:
2045:
2015:
2006:
1939:"Nimrod R1 makes final flight"
1680:43,999 ft (13,411 m)
1592:13,500 lb (6,123 kg)
252:
1:
5222:1960s British patrol aircraft
3419:Naval Institute Press, 1997.
3407:MR2 "Nimrod: ASW Specialist."
3355:Air War in the Falklands 1982
3202:"Timeline: Air show crashes."
1884:
1840:British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3
847:The open bomb bay of a Nimrod
581:British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3
435:, Lincolnshire, and flown by
5252:Aircraft first flown in 1967
5159:Development/concept aircraft
3383:Donald, David and Jon Lake.
3116:, Retrieved 19 January 2017.
2981:Retrieved: 11 December 2012.
2625:Friedman 1997, pp. 522, 567.
2229:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 134.
2042:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 131.
2012:Haddon-Cave 2009, pp. 16–17.
1923:
1779:nuclear depth charges (10kt)
1211:
1080:Nimrods at RAF Kinloss, 1999
909:ballistic missile submarines
654:initial operating capability
261:Nimrod MR1 XV262 landing at
7:
4958:Global Combat Air Programme
3533:Royal Air Force: Nimrod MR2
3357:. Osprey Publishing, 2001.
3225:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
3192:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
3177:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
3162:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
3131:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
2946:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 96.
2816:Burden et al. 1986, p. 403.
2682:Burden et al. 1986, p. 401.
2655:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 94.
2637:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 89.
2356:Retrieved: 20 October 2010.
2241:July 1981, pp. 9–10, 12–14.
2208:Retrieved: 18 December 2013
2021:Jefford et al. 2005, p. 87.
1949:Defence Management Journal,
1818:
1557:Cutaway of Nimrod MR1 XV230
1484:while participating in the
1099:
971:
714:
668:
477:Electronic Support Measures
42:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2
10:
5273:
3511:Combat Aircraft since 1945
1478:a Nimrod MR2 XV239 crashed
840:for increased capability.
617:
578:
543:Kent International Airport
486:was introduced during the
415:Only since the end of the
380:
18:
5158:
5135:
5077:
5020:
4997:
4966:
4908:
4735:
4539:
3823:
3766:
3742:
3686:Cyprus Airways Flight 284
3627:
3589:
3142:"Aviation Photos: XV257."
2979:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome,
2899:Chartres 1986, pp. 71–83.
1835:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1
1550:
1545:
1361:
1349:
1337:
1332:
1173:Modernised MR.1 aircraft
896:Nimrod MR1 inflight, 1978
663:
498:missile to counter enemy
383:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1
363:magnetic anomaly detector
346:engines were replaced by
297:Air Staff Requirement 381
281:
276:
143:
133:
125:
117:
109:
104:
96:
86:
70:
62:
52:
47:
35:
30:
5227:Hawker Siddeley aircraft
3295:Wilson 2000, p. 22.
3234:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 25.
3223:Aviation Safety Network.
3190:Aviation Safety Network.
3175:Aviation Safety Network.
3160:Aviation Safety Network.
3129:Aviation Safety Network.
3064:14 November 2012 at the
2843:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 16.
2834:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 23.
2607:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 18.
2589:Neal 1970, pp. 122, 126.
2559:, 26 October 1971. p. 8.
2523:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 20.
2152:Haddon-Cave 2009, p. 17.
1889:
1493:Nimrod MR2 XV230 crashed
1383:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
1159:One converted from MR.2
1024:Afghanistan and Iraq War
869:forward looking infrared
304:maritime patrol aircraft
169:maritime patrol aircraft
57:Maritime patrol aircraft
4967:Patrol and surveillance
3462:, 2005. ISSN 1361-4231.
3086:3 November 2020 at the
2974:23 October 2017 at the
2546:Neal 1970, pp. 127–128.
2306:RAF Families Federation
1845:BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4
1610:31 ft (9.4 m)
1577:General characteristics
1510:. After transmitting a
1491:On 2 September 2006, a
1463:Nimrod R1 XW666 ditched
1439:Accidents and incidents
1199:Anti-submarine warfare
1183:Airborne early warning
1167:Anti-submarine warfare
1138:Anti-submarine Warfare
1090:Exclusive Economic Zone
1030:invasion of Afghanistan
880:Introduction to service
788:Armaments and equipment
620:BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4
613:
548:
320:Hawker Siddeley Trident
318:and derivatives of the
237:) variant. A dedicated
3772:Sud Aviation Caravelle
3498:Zenith Imprint, 2006.
3438:Haddon-Cave, Charles.
3340:Falklands: The Air War
3114:East Midlands Aeropark
2825:Friedman 1997, p. 522.
2514:Rininger 2006, p. 125.
2279:4 October 2012 at the
1872:Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
1725:Air-to-surface missile
1540:
1532:
1433:East Midlands Aeropark
1081:
1016:
897:
848:
724:
690:
587:Airborne Early Warning
537:Squadrons). Following
467:
457:
400:
269:
266:
239:airborne early warning
216:anti-submarine warfare
165:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
5137:Combat drones (UCAVs)
3710:RAF Nimrod MR.2 XV230
3704:RAF Nimrod MR.2 XV239
3455:Jefford, C.G. (ed.).
3042:18 March 2016 at the
2883:Lake 2005, pp. 55–56.
2500:Rininger 2006, p. 69.
2264:Lake 2005, pp. 53–54.
2165:July 2001, pp. 30–31.
2143:Fricker 1972, p. 594.
2104:Fricker 1972, p. 593.
2030:Chartres 1986, p. 12.
1944:25 March 2012 at the
1538:
1530:
1523:Specifications (MR.2)
1508:air-to-air refuelling
1476:On 2 September 1995,
1391:aviation viewing park
1153:Signals Intelligence
1079:
1060:Alexander L. Kielland
1014:
958:general-purpose bombs
950:Desventuradas Islands
895:
846:
830:nuclear depth charges
722:
688:
465:
390:
376:
260:
5237:Signals intelligence
3698:RAF Nimrod R.1 XW666
3488:Flight International
3410:Flight International
3104:"Aeropark Exhibits."
3047:Yorkshire Air Museum
3010:Flight International
2324:2 April 2012 at the
2301:24 July 2011 at the
2079:Flight International
2075:"The Maritime Comet"
2057:Flight International
1456:reconnaissance flare
1408:Yorkshire Air Museum
1006:Grumman A-6 Intruder
934:Operation Black Buck
484:in-flight refuelling
405:signals intelligence
220:anti-surface warfare
4582:F.20/27 Interceptor
3692:Dan-Air Flight 1903
3494:Rininger, Tyson V.
3109:12 May 2017 at the
2858:, 3 September 2006.
2457:on 11 February 2017
2344:"BAe Nimrod AEW 3."
2284:Ministry of Defence
2250:Brown 1987, p. 110.
2220:Donald 1996, p. 95.
1994:on 10 December 2022
1824:Related development
1799:Sting Ray torpedoes
1771:nuclear depth bombs
1626:Max takeoff weight:
1471:Ministry of Defence
1326:Aircraft on display
875:Operational history
643:Ministry of Defence
508:MR2P(GM) (Gulf Mod)
500:Argentine Air Force
183:'s successor firm,
48:General information
5257:De Havilland Comet
4552:Australian Fighter
3749:Ronald Eric Bishop
3734:Seymour Collection
3415:Friedman, Norman.
3310:, 27 October 2011.
3140:Baldock, Michael.
2957:The Calgary Herald
2874:, 3 December 2007.
2867:Stringer, Robert.
2807:Chant 2001, p. 61.
2784:Chant 2001, p. 82.
2709:Chant 2001, p. 33.
2700:Chant 2001, p. 34.
2616:Neal 1970, p. 127.
2598:Neal 1970, p. 123.
2580:Neal 1970, p. 128.
2568:Neal 1970, p. 122.
2537:Neal 1970, p. 121.
2486:Neal 1970, p. 120.
2349:2 May 2012 at the
2118:Neal 1970, p. 119.
1867:Lockheed P-3 Orion
1830:de Havilland Comet
1710:Air-to-air missile
1541:
1533:
1461:On 16 May 1995, a
1427:RAF Museum Cosford
1389:Manchester Airport
1094:Icelandic Cod Wars
1086:Operation Tapestry
1082:
1072:Operation Tapestry
1017:
982:invasion of Kuwait
925:Wideawake airfield
898:
849:
763:electro-mechanical
725:
691:
641:In July 2016, the
610:aircraft instead.
539:Options for Change
468:
401:
359:electronic warfare
332:de Havilland Comet
312:Lockheed P-3 Orion
267:
173:de Havilland Comet
138:de Havilland Comet
100:49 (+2 prototypes)
5247:Low-wing aircraft
5204:
5203:
4897:British Aerospace
4863:
4862:
3824:By project number
3778:
3777:
3719:
3718:
3509:Wilson, Stewart.
3476:Air International
3468:Air International
3400:Air International
3333:978-0-87021-572-8
3286:10 November 2007.
3270:23 February 2007.
3252:3 September 2006.
2935:Press and Journal
2921:, 16 August 1979.
2308:, 6 January 2010.
2239:Air International
2178:July 2001, p. 34.
2176:Air International
2163:Air International
2131:July 2001, p. 31.
2129:Air International
1567:
1566:
1373:
1372:
1209:
1208:
1065:Ekofisk oil field
1055:1979 Fastnet race
1044:Search and rescue
936:bombing raids by
913:nuclear deterrent
834:Sting Ray torpedo
782:digital computers
775:inertial guidance
767:air data computer
709:Search and rescue
700:hydraulic systems
626:Rolls-Royce BR710
608:Boeing E-3 Sentry
595:British Aerospace
473:Searchwater radar
293:
292:
247:Boeing E-3 Sentry
189:British Aerospace
161:
160:
110:Introduction date
5264:
4974:Nimrod MR1 / MR2
4890:
4883:
4876:
4867:
4866:
3805:
3798:
3791:
3782:
3781:
3767:related aircraft
3759:Tony Fairbrother
3632:
3631:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3549:
3548:
3368:Chartres, John.
3311:
3302:
3296:
3293:
3287:
3277:
3271:
3259:
3253:
3241:
3235:
3232:
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3217:
3211:
3199:
3193:
3184:
3178:
3169:
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3154:
3148:
3138:
3132:
3123:
3117:
3101:
3095:
3078:
3072:
3056:
3050:
3034:
3028:
3019:
3013:
3003:
2997:
2988:
2982:
2966:
2960:
2953:
2947:
2944:
2938:
2937:, 20 March 2010.
2930:Crighton, Ryan.
2928:
2922:
2915:
2909:
2906:
2900:
2897:
2884:
2881:
2875:
2865:
2859:
2850:
2844:
2841:
2835:
2832:
2826:
2823:
2817:
2814:
2808:
2805:
2799:
2798:
2791:
2785:
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2776:
2775:
2768:
2762:
2761:
2759:
2757:
2742:
2736:
2735:
2733:
2731:
2726:on 30 April 2012
2722:. Archived from
2716:
2710:
2707:
2701:
2698:
2692:
2689:
2683:
2680:
2674:
2671:
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1792:Air-dropped
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1768:US-owned B57
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1296:203 Squadron
1286:201 Squadron
1276:120 Squadron
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990:Persian Gulf
986:Gulf of Oman
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191:and, later,
181:de Havilland
177:jet airliner
164:
162:
156:Nimrod MRA.4
152:Nimrod AEW.3
129:28 June 2011
118:First flight
97:Number built
87:Primary user
72:Manufacturer
25:
4989:Nimrod MRA4
4984:Nimrod AEW3
4948:Tornado ADV
4938:Sea Harrier
4901:BAE Systems
3059:"Aircraft."
1804:Naval mines
1694:Hardpoints:
1653:Performance
1638:Powerplant:
1512:mayday call
1467:Moray Firth
1310:RAF Kinloss
1290:RAF Kinloss
1280:RAF Kinloss
1262:51 Squadron
1252:42 Squadron
944:in neutral
599:GEC Marconi
451:Rivet Joint
422:RAF Kinloss
353:for better
253:Development
243:Nimrod AEW3
224:Nimrod MRA4
193:BAE Systems
121:23 May 1967
81:BAE Systems
5211:Categories
5127:Skylynx II
5122:Silver Fox
5069:One-Eleven
5026:transports
4923:Harrier II
4521:A.P.D.1019
3724:In fiction
3370:BAe Nimrod
2461:9 February
2354:Spyflight.
1885:References
1731:Nord AS.12
1614:Wing area:
1124:Prototype
904:Resolution
208:Nimrod MR1
148:Nimrod R.1
5087:Ampersand
5022:Airliners
4979:Nimrod R1
4825:Sea Vixen
4750:Buccaneer
4672:Hurricane
3729:Operators
3639:incidents
3635:accidents
3284:BBC News,
2872:Bloomberg
2730:26 August
2369:BBC News,
1998:2 January
1924:Citations
1809:Sonobuoys
1704:Missiles:
1602:Wingspan:
1590:Capacity:
1570:Data from
1266:RAF Wyton
1212:Operators
1038:coalition
806:sonobuoys
798:torpedoes
679:turboprop
603:GEC 4080M
591:Lancaster
429:RAF Wyton
409:Canberras
351:turbofans
231:Nimrod R1
5242:Quadjets
5186:P.1233-1
5049:Concorde
4999:Trainers
4928:Hawk 200
4903:aircraft
4759:variants
4727:Woodcock
4702:Sea Hawk
4697:Sea Fury
4676:variants
4666:variants
4642:Hornbill
4617:Hedgehog
4607:Hawfinch
4562:Danecock
3818:aircraft
3590:variants
3266:BBC News
3248:BBC News
3206:BBC News
3107:Archived
3084:Archived
3062:Archived
3040:Archived
2994:BBC News
2972:Archived
2347:Archived
2322:Archived
2299:Archived
2277:Archived
1942:Archived
1819:See also
1698:bomb bay
1686:Armament
1645:turbofan
1516:accident
1497:Kandahar
1431:XW664 –
1425:XV249 –
1412:XV255 –
1406:XV250 –
1402:Morayvia
1400:XV244 –
1394:XV232 –
1387:XV231 –
1381:XV226 –
1300:RAF Luqa
1100:Variants
1040:forces.
1034:Iraq War
972:Gulf War
816:such as
810:dinghies
802:missiles
794:bomb bay
759:analogue
715:Avionics
669:Overview
635:Hercules
504:Gulf War
490:(as the
417:Cold War
344:turbojet
144:Variants
5196:Tempest
5191:Replica
5150:Taranis
5117:Phoenix
5044:BAe 146
5039:BAe 125
5012:Goshawk
4953:Typhoon
4943:Tornado
4918:Harrier
4830:Trident
4755:Harrier
4745:Andover
4722:Typhoon
4717:Tornado
4707:Tempest
4682:Kestrel
4657:Hotspur
4652:Horsley
4597:Harrier
4567:Dantorp
4540:By name
2720:"Chile"
2557:The Age
2429:raf.mod
1903:follow.
1777:WE.177A
1608:Height:
1596:Length:
1563:in 2006
1465:in the
1242:236 OCU
1121:HS.801
994:Marconi
865:Link 11
755:digital
742:sniffer
730:pannier
696:ram air
399:in 2009
306:of the
126:Retired
105:History
5181:P.1216
5112:Mantis
4933:Jaguar
4855:P.1202
4850:P.1154
4840:P.1017
4835:P.139B
4820:Nimrod
4815:HS.803
4810:HS.748
4805:HS.681
4800:HS.146
4795:HS.145
4790:HS.141
4785:HS.140
4780:HS.138
4775:HS.133
4770:HS.125
4712:Tomtit
4692:Osprey
4687:Nimrod
4662:Hunter
4647:Hornet
4637:Hoopoe
4622:Henley
4612:Hector
4577:Duiker
4557:Cygnet
4516:P.1217
4511:P.1202
4506:P.1155
4501:P.1154
4496:P.1152
4491:P.1150
4486:P.1149
4481:P.1143
4476:P.1141
4471:P.1140
4466:P.1139
4461:P.1137
4456:P.1136
4451:P.1134
4446:P.1132
4441:P.1131
4436:P.1130
4431:P.1129
4426:P.1128
4421:P.1127
4416:P.1126
4411:P.1125
4406:P.1124
4401:P.1123
4396:P.1122
4391:P.1121
4386:P.1120
4381:P.1118
4376:P.1116
4371:P.1115
4366:P.1114
4361:P.1109
4356:P.1108
4351:P.1107
4346:P.1106
4341:P.1105
4336:P.1104
4331:P.1103
4326:P.1102
4321:P.1101
4316:P.1100
4311:P.1099
4306:P.1098
4301:P.1097
4296:P.1096
4291:P.1095
4286:P.1094
4281:P.1093
4276:P.1092
4271:P.1091
4266:P.1090
4261:P.1089
4256:P.1088
4251:P.1087
4246:P.1085
4241:P.1084
4236:P.1083
4231:P.1082
4226:P.1081
4221:P.1080
4216:P.1079
4211:P.1078
4206:P.1077
4201:P.1076
4196:P.1075
4191:P.1074
4186:P.1073
4181:P.1072
4176:P.1071
4171:P.1070
4166:P.1069
4161:P.1068
4156:P.1067
4151:P.1065
4146:P.1064
4141:P.1063
4136:P.1062
4131:P.1061
4126:P.1060
4121:P.1059
4116:P.1058
4111:P.1057
4106:P.1056
4101:P.1055
4096:P.1054
4091:P.1053
4086:P.1052
4081:P.1051
4076:P.1050
4071:P.1049
4066:P.1048
4061:P.1047
4056:P.1046
4051:P.1045
4046:P.1044
4041:P.1043
4036:P.1042
4031:P.1041
4026:P.1040
4021:P.1039
4016:P.1038
4011:P.1037
4006:P.1036
4001:P.1035
3996:P.1034
3991:P.1033
3986:P.1032
3981:P.1031
3976:P.1030
3971:P.1029
3966:P.1028
3961:P.1027
3956:P.1025
3951:P.1024
3946:P.1023
3941:P.1022
3936:P.1021
3931:P.1020
3926:P.1019
3921:P.1018
3916:P.1017
3911:P.1016
3906:P.1015
3901:P.1014
3896:P.1013
3891:P.1012
3886:P.1011
3881:P.1010
3876:P.1009
3871:P.1008
3866:P.1007
3861:P.1006
3856:P.1005
3851:P.1004
3846:P.1003
3841:P.1002
3836:P.1001
3831:P.1000
3812:Hawker
3712:(2006)
3706:(1995)
3700:(1995)
3694:(1970)
3688:(1967)
3672:(1961)
3666:(1954)
3660:(1954)
3654:(1953)
3648:(1952)
3628:topics
3602:Nimrod
3584:family
3517:
3502:
3448:
3423:
3391:
3376:
3361:
3346:
3331:
2756:8 July
2435:24 May
2408:28 May
1787:Other:
1755:Bombs:
1672:Range:
1572:Wilson
1223:
1116:Notes
906:-class
853:Martel
828:, and
761:, and
675:piston
664:Design
647:Boeing
437:51 Sqn
314:, the
206:, the
31:Nimrod
5176:P.125
5107:HERTI
5097:Demon
5092:Corax
4627:Heron
4592:Hardy
4572:Demon
4547:Audax
4531:P.V.4
4526:P.V.3
3617:MRA.4
3612:AEW.3
3597:Comet
3582:Comet
2402:(PDF)
2174:Lake
2161:Lake
2127:Lake
1914:AWACS
1890:Notes
1584:Crew:
1495:near
1480:into
1195:MRA.4
1179:AEW.3
1164:MR.2
1135:MR.1
1110:Role
1107:Type
998:decoy
962:BL755
946:Chile
826:bombs
822:mines
738:sonar
734:radar
535:38(R)
371:Malta
367:XV230
235:ELINT
5166:ATSF
5145:Fury
5102:GA22
5007:Hawk
4899:and
4765:Hawk
4632:Hind
4602:Hart
4587:Fury
3814:and
3515:ISBN
3500:ISBN
3446:ISBN
3421:ISBN
3389:ISBN
3374:ISBN
3359:ISBN
3344:ISBN
3329:ISBN
2758:2014
2732:2008
2463:2017
2437:2020
2410:2020
2191:BBC,
2000:2021
1965:BBC,
1640:4 ×
988:and
978:Seeb
836:and
800:and
614:MRA4
549:AEW3
533:and
525:and
492:MR2P
330:and
163:The
53:Type
5171:EAP
5034:ATP
3637:and
3607:R.1
1766:2x
1715:2×
1376:MR2
1186:11
1170:35
1149:R.1
1141:46
927:on
677:or
527:206
523:201
519:120
458:MR2
395:in
270:MR1
212:MR2
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3485:.
3090:.
2888:^
2749:.
2630:^
2573:^
2528:^
2505:^
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2384:.
2336:^
2255:^
2213:^
2136:^
2109:^
2091:^
2077:.
2055:.
2035:^
1984:.
1972:^
1931:^
1763::
1727::
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1586:13
1420:R1
1202:5
1156:4
1127:2
960:,
824:,
773:,
769:,
757:,
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660:.
531:42
521:,
510:.
377:R1
373:.
326:,
322:,
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