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Nimrod reminiscence session, 9 May 2025
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Peter Crispin, Chris Hooper, John Platt, Hector Hillman and Michael Day discuss their experience of Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, onboard Nimrod XV249 at the RAF Museum’s Midlands site.
Peter Crispin, Chris Hooper, John Platt, Hector Hillman and Michael Day discuss their experience of Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, including the comparison between Shackleton, Nimrod MR1 and MR2 aircraft, anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship capability, search and rescue, oil rig and fishery protection, air-to-air refuelling, avionics, interaction between a Nimrod crew, encounters with Soviet forces, the Cod War, the 1982 Falklands War, Nimrod MRA4 and P8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
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| Object number | X008-7422 |
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| Maker name | RAF Museum, Cosford, Gp Capt John Crawfurd Platt, Sqdn Ldr Christopher Alan Hooper, Sqdn Ldr Peter Crispin, Sqdn Ldr Graham Arthur Hillman, Flt Lt Michael Day, Kate Hibbs, Mr Ewan Burnet |
| Production date | 09 May 2025 |
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