#mr mk3

RAF Shackleton MR. Mk. 3, No.WR 970, in flight over cloud. (Port, three-quarter front view, from above).

Note that WR 970, the prototype Mk.3, was first flown on 2 September 1955; it was subsequently lost in a crash in the Peak District (Foolow, Derbyshire) during operational tests on 7 December 1956. All on board were killed