Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 Dougal
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 Dougal, delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981. The Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Shackletons of 8 Squadron were named after characters in the Oliver Postgate animated childrens series The Herbs and The Magic Roundabout: WL741 delivered 4.4.73 PC Knapweed, ret 81WL745 delivered 19.9.73 Sage, ret 81WL747 delivered 11.4.72 Florence, ret 91WL754 delivered 29.11.72 Paul, ret 81WL756 delivered 5.5.72, 21.6.72 Mr Rusty, ret 91WL757 delivered 29.8.72 Brian, ret 91WL790 delivered 20.9.72, 11.5.73 Mr McHenry, ret 91WL793 delivered 23.2.73 Ermintrude, ret 81WL795 delivered 18.10.72 Rosalie, ret 81WR960 delivered 8.6.72 Dougal, ret 81WR963 delivered 1.8.72 Ermintrude, changed to Parsley on 16.8.73, ret 91WR965 delivered 31.1.73, changed to Dill 17.8.73, written off with all crew killed 30.4.90
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