What is Avro Shackleton?
[[File:Avro 696 Shackleton AEW2, UK - Air Force AN1633415.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Air Force]]'s '''Avro Shackleton'''.]] The '''Avro Shackleton''' is a four-[[engine]] [[UK|British]] [[military]] [[aircraft]]. Its first [[flight]] was in March [[1949]]. The [[Royal Air Force]] started using it in [[1951]]. It was out of service from [[1991]]. It was also used by the [[South Africa|South African]] [[Air Force]]. It was originally designed and built as an [[ocean]] and [[sea]] [[reconnaissance]] aircraft. It was also used as an electronic warfare plane. There were 185 of these built. {{multistub|military|transport}} [[Category:Royal Air Force aircraft]]