- Comparison of the Avro Shackleton with other maritime reconnaissance aircraft, both British and foreign
- Detailed histories of two survivors
- Stunningly accurate and unpublished colour profiles commissioned especially for this book
- The most ambitious and highly detailed book of the Avro Shackleton yet published
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, 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 the long road this development took. The Shackleton went through two major changes – from the MR.1 to the MR.2, then from the MR.2 to the MR.3. Along with a detailed technical description of the Shackleton and its weaponry, photographs and accurate colour profiles accompanies the text to illustrate the Shackleton.
This aircraft will be compared and contrasted with its post-war piston-engine counterparts. Its former use with the United Kingdom and South Africa will be described. The current survivors, especially an MR.2 (WR963) in the United Kingdom and an AEW.2 (WL790) in the United States, will be described in great detail.
Accurate colour profiles complement the text as well as rare colour and mono photographs in this comprehensive work.
