RAF HS Nimrod Mr 2 at its home base at Kinloss in Morayshire NE Scotland.
The BAe Nimrod MR2 was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first jet airliner. Other roles were anti-surface warfare and search and rescue. The long-range Nimrod MR1 and MR2, with a normal crew of 12 and powered by four Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines and variously armed with air-to-surface missiles, torpedoes or mines, served with the Royal Air Force from the early 1970s until March 2010 when the fleet was withdrawn from service. The replacement Nimrod MRA4 project was cancelled and the airframes scrapped following the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
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Location: RAF Kinloss North East Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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