Types you’ll see alongside
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Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Avro Shackleton in the UK
The gazetteer records 9 Avro Shackleton airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 8 UK collections, in 6 regions: East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Wales, Northern England, Scotland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Stockport | Northern England | Avro Shackleton AEW.2 (in store) WR960 In store |
| Gatwick Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Gatwick | South East England | Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR982 |
| IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 | Cambridge | East of England | Avro Shackleton MR.3 XF708 |
| MorayviaChecked 2026-10-08 | Forres | Scotland | Avro Shackleton MR.3 main fuselage WR971 |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Bungay | East of England | Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 fuselage section WR971 Cockpit or section |
| South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Barry | Wales | Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR974 |
| Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | York | Northern England | Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR963 Avro Shackleton T.4 nose section VP293 Cockpit or section |
3D model
The Shackleton MR.3 in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XF708 ‘C’, the last Shackleton MR.3 built, a Phase 3 aircraft with Viper turbojets in its outer nacelles that flew with Nos 201, 206 and 203 Squadrons and was flown into Duxford in August 1972: overall Dark Sea Grey with a black anti-glare panel on the nose, a dull red ‘C’ on the nose and ‘203’ on the forward fuselage, white ‘ROYAL AIR FORCE’ titles with the serial XF708 in dull red beneath, Type D roundels, fin flashes on the outer faces of the twin fins, black contra-rotating propellers with white tips and a red band, and the ASV radome retracted under the rear fuselage, as it is displayed in the AirSpace hangar at IWM Duxford. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.8 MB) · Plate 136 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
East of England has 2 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
Avro Shackleton AEW.2; Avro Shackleton AEW.2 (in store); Avro Shackleton MR.3; Avro Shackleton MR.3 main fuselage; Avro Shackleton MR.3/3; Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 fuselage section; Avro Shackleton T.4 nose section.
Type notes
The Avro Shackleton in brief
| Type | Avro Shackleton (MR.2/MR.3/AEW.2) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 8 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 9 |
Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
Aircraft questions
Frequently asked
How many Avro Shackleton airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 9 Avro Shackleton airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Avro Shackleton airframes?
Yorkshire Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.