Nimrod - Sweat Shirt Hurricane 242SQN The 'Lizzie' had a short-field

The 'Lizzie' had a short-field capability which made the aircraft perfect for clandestine operations with the Special Operations Executive

A high price was paid which is now commemorated with a memorial at Lincoln Cathedral and Green Park in London

The MR 2s replaced the Fairey Gannet in 1972 and was then re-designated as the AEW II with the installation of the AN/APS-20 radar

sealed and dispatched in a sturdy postal tube

The bomber has a range of 6000NM using internal fuel and 10000NM with mid-air refuelling

Nimrod - Sweat Shirt Hurricane 242SQN The 'Lizzie' had a short-fieldHawker Siddeley Nimrod The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod entered service with Royal Air Force in 1969 and was retired in 2011. This maritime patrol aircraft was a development of the de Havilland Comet. It replaced the Avro Shackleton in the anti submarine role and anti surface warfare. Later in its service life it took on the Airborne Early Warning role, eventually replaced by the Sentry.