Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod XV254 provided Britain's maritime reconnaissance for forty years before being scrapped in 2010

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The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was a maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed by de Havilland's successor firm, Hawker Siddeley; further development and maintenance work was undertaken by Hawker Siddeley's own successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively.

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Location: RAF Kinloss, Morayshire, North East Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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