Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1

Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft. With highly specialised electronic surveillance equipment the Nimrod R.1s were extensively used to gather intelligence form the former Warsaw Pact countries, flying over the Baltic sea and arctic seas, as well as hot-spots worldwide

Baltic Electronic Especially Extensively Gather Highly Hot-spots Hs.801 Intelligence Nimrod Nimrods No.51 Ordered Pact R.1s Signals Specialised Surveillance Worldwide Wyton

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