Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 'Dougal', delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981. The Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Shackletons of 8 Squadron were named after characters in the Oliver Postgate animated childrens series The Herbs and The Magic Roundabout: WL741 delivered 4.4.73 'PC Knapweed', ret '81WL745 delivered 19.9.73 'Sage', ret '81WL747 delivered 11.4.72 'Florence', ret '91WL754 delivered 29.11.72 'Paul', ret '81WL756 delivered 5.5.72, 21.6.72 'Mr Rusty', ret '91WL757 delivered 29.8.72 'Brian', ret '91WL790 delivered 20.9.72, 11.5.73
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Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WR960 'Dougal', delivered to No.8 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on 8 June 1972 and retired in 1981. The Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Shackletons of 8 Squadron were named after characters in the Oliver Postgate animated childrens series The Herbs and The Magic Roundabout: WL741 delivered 4.4.73 'PC Knapweed', ret '81WL745 delivered 19.9.73 'Sage', ret '81WL747 delivered 11.4.72 'Florence', ret '91WL754 delivered 29.11.72 'Paul', ret '81WL756 delivered 5.5.72, 21.6.72 'Mr Rusty', ret '91WL757 delivered 29.8.72 'Brian', ret '91WL790 delivered 20.9.72, 11.5.73 'Mr McHenry', ret '91WL793 delivered 23.2.73 'Ermintrude', ret '81WL795 delivered 18.10.72 'Rosalie', ret '81WR960 delivered 8.6.72 'Dougal', ret '81WR963 delivered 1.8.72 'Ermintrude', changed to 'Parsley' on 16.8.73, ret '91WR965 delivered 31.1.73, changed to 'Dill' 17.8.73, written off with all crew killed 30.4.90 Date: circa 1977