Men and their flying machines. Giant ones, tiny ones, some with forward-swept wings, all kinds of strange aircraft have been invented. Here are some of the strangest looking ones I have found. This opposite of beauty flew only once in 1947 and was designed to carry over 700 people. It was actually a wooden…
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR 2 XV255
You can see one of the crew looking out of the side window.... - Photo taken at Fairford (FFD / EGVA) in England, United Kingdom on July 23, 1999.
Nimrod
This one was in experimental grey finish back in 1999. - Photo taken at Kinloss (FSS / EGQK) in Scotland, United Kingdom on September 13, 1999.
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First production aircraft. - Photo taken at Farnborough (FAB / EGLF) in England, United Kingdom on September 20, 1968.
Seen here in the markings of 120 Squadron (CXX Squadron), RAF Kinloss. Deliverd to Bae Woodford for conversion to the ill-fated MRA4 standard (allocated the serial ZJ524). The order was later cancelled and this aircraft was scrapped on 26.1.2011. - Photo taken at Alconbury (AYH / EGWZ) [CLOSED] in England, United Kingdom on August 23, 1993.
Hawker Siddeley/BAE "Nimrod"'MR.2P" (H.S.801), XV 227. Waddington (WTN/EGXW), England-UK. 29.06.2003.
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2
Two Nimrods belonging to No 203 Sqn at Luqa.
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1
Hawker Siddeley/BAE "Nimrod"'MR.2" (HS.801), XV 244. London-Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), England-UK. 11.08.2004.
