Nimrod thread.
Nimrod thread.
With the Nimrod completing 40 years in service with the RAF last year and its retirement being imminent, I thought that time was ripe for a dedicated thread for the Nimrod. The idea is to post a single photo of each individual 'plane in each distinctive guise including conversions and special markings. Only one image per post including the ID, and one post at at a time please.
Here's one of XV226 departing Fairford in 2009 for a kick off:-
Here's one of XV226 departing Fairford in 2009 for a kick off:-
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A good idea for a thread Mike. XV229, taken last week at Kinloss. Note the problematic starboard wheel bogey...
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Nimrod MR2 XV236 taxiing to the static park after arriving at a very wet RAF Fairford for RIAT on Thursday 10th July 2008...
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XZ287 at Woodford, August 1986
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A heavy XV235 departs Kinloss, November '08 :
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Good thread, hope to see a few good shots on here. I've got quite a lot of Nimrods through the 80's and early 1990's.
I can already see XV260 posted above, but thought I'd post one of it in it's special green tail scheme parked up on Airshow arrivals day at RAF St Mawgan 1993.
I can already see XV260 posted above, but thought I'd post one of it in it's special green tail scheme parked up on Airshow arrivals day at RAF St Mawgan 1993.
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XV282 at Farnborough in 1978:-
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XW665 at RAF Waddington Airshow 2009.
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Someone must have a photo of the "Flying Turd" ..... a rather delightful "Brown" colour
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ZJ516 @ Prestwick
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Was in two minds whether to post this, XV230 taken at RAF St Mawgan.
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ZJ518
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XV252 at RAF Boulmer.
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XV241 arriving at Cottesmore in 2001:-
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Since I live on the 25 circuit for Kinloss, I see Nimrods every day. Will be sad not to hear the unique sound they make as they fly overhead
Here's XV232
Here's XV232
Thanks for looking, Niall
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XZ284
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XV252 at StMawgan:-
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XV236 in a two tone grey scheme, (light grey undersides as per the Hemp colour scheme) at Waddington Airshow 1999. It later reverted to Hemp.
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XV231 looking fresh in June '06.
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XW664 at Waddington. 17/12/2009
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I think this was XV229.
Chris
Chris
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XV 240 at Volkel in 2004:-
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XV240 will be one of the lucky ones, and will finish it's career as "gate guardian" at RAF Kinloss. Some spares have been robbed from it, including the windscreen wipers :
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XV242 - another StMawgan resident during the '70s:-