Photo of British Aerospace BAe Nimrod AEW.3, XZ286, Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive)

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Photo of British Aerospace BAe Nimrod AEW.3, XZ286, Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive)
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Aircraft

Location & Date

Type: British Aerospace BAe Nimrod AEW.3
Aircraft Reg: XZ286
MSN / CN: 8048

Operator: Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive)

Picture Category: AWACS / AEW / Prototype

Picture ID: 1033598

Location: Farnborough (FAB / EGLF)
Country: UK - England
Air Show: Farnborough Air Show 1980
Date: 6th September 1980

Photographer

Chris England

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Comments: Of a total of 11 Nimrod MR2s converted for the ill-fated AWACS project, this was the first to fly. Following the cancellation of the project in December 1986 due to technical problems and severe cost over-runs, all of the airframes were reduced to produce as a spares source for the remaining Nimrod fleet. XZ286 was scrapped at Abingdon in 1991, with the rear section going to RAF Kinloss for ground instruction.