EVENTS
Date: TBC
Gates Open: 1100 hrs
Engine Run: 1330 hrs
Engine Run at Coventry Airport
Tickets: £10 Adv, £15 on Gate
12-16s: £4 Adv, £5 on Gate
U12s Free!
Live Engine Run - Coventry Airport
Come and See Avro Shackleton WR963
We aim to organise one public event per month, including our atmospheric winter "Dusk Runs".
Click Tickets for advanced Admission, limited On-board Seats and the exclusive VIP.
WR963, MR.1 Cockpit, Airborne Lifeboat, Nimrod XV232, Merchandise Shop*.
Raffle supported by Old Growler - the smooth Porter.
The Light Apron Café will be open all day.
*Cash-only on the day, sorry.
Running Order - Standard Events
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Gates Open
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A Spot of Lunch
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Make Some Noise
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Draw the Raffle - win some Old Growler!
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Have a Go with a Griffon
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Discuss, Reminisce and Browse the Shop
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Put WR963 to bed
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All subject to serviceability
Have a Go with a Griffon!
Get your hand on the throttle of 2,500 Horse Power - Click Tickets for details
This is the view, thanks to Phil Cain.
Turn on the sound!
Future Events... Dates for Your Diary
See Facebook for updates
How to Find Us:
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Entry point and on-site route is changeable, due to ongoing construction work
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Click colour-coded map below and check social media on the day for updates
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If using Waze, search for: "Avro Shackleton WR963" or "Shackleton Aviation Group"
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Blue Route (primary) - Enter airport via gatehouse off Rowley Road at CV3 4FR
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Don't be put off by the barrier - just say you're visiting the Shackleton
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Follow road to right then left, looking for "Cafe" signs and yellow "WR963" arrows
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Turn left just after coach park on your left, towards hangers and double gates
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Sharp left before gates, following "Almat Flying Academy", with fence on your right
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Follow sharp right at the end of fence and park in the car park at the far end
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Green Route (secondary) - Enter airport via Bubbenhall Road, Baginton CV8 3AZ
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Follow road round to left, looking for "Cafe" signs and yellow "WR963" arrows
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Turn right in front of coach park, towards hangers and double gates
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Sharp left before gates, following "Almat Flying Academy", with fence on your right
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Follow sharp right at the end of fence and park in the car park at the far end
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WR963 is accessed on foot, via the double gates in the fence to the right
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Our volunteers will guide you through and into our cabin for check-in
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See Flying In page if arriving by air
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Absolutely glowing at the spectacular Threshold
Nightshoot Finale, 11/12/21 (Plane Richie)
Catching the evening sun after the bitterly cold Engine Run, 27/11/21 (Pete Curran)
Stirring a Griffon (by Steve Williams)
We’ve welcomed our guests
And checks have been done
The crowd holds its breath
The ground power’s ON!
A glance all round
Three fingers displayed
A whirl of the hand
And the starter’s ENGAGED!
A labouring drone
And a cough of white smoke
A whistling tone
As the charger AWOKE!
Spitting out flame
With a vicious hiccup
Magnetos to blame?...
Or will it PICK UP?
A popping, banging splutter
Shakes the whole frame
“Come on you b*gg*r”
Or some other NAME!
Blades stutter and stop
Untidy – in vain
Three fingers aloft
We’ll try that AGAIN!
Easier this time
As blades become blurred
With revs on the climb
This Griffon has STIRRED!
If you have any poetic contributions, please send them to us!
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, grū́ps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus;[1] Late and Medieval Latin: 2] gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.[3] (Wikipedia)
However, we find the Rolls-Royce version is a better fit on the Shackleton.
Looking Back
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