The Shackleton Preservation Trust (registered charity 1020951) is an organisation dedicated to supporting the preservation of all surviving Shackleton aircraft. Formed in 1993, the SPT own Shackleton WR963 based at Coventry Airport which is hoped will fly in the near future. Over the years we have been fortunate to acquire a sizeable amount of spares for the aircraft, tooling, equipment, the original manufacturers drawing archive, and the design rights. The SPT have had a long standing association with the Cornish Aviation Society and through them WL795, organising loans of parts and vital spares to replace damaged or corroded items. Parts were offered to the RAF as late as 2012 to prevent WL795s demise. As such we have put in a tender for WL795, with no other motive other than to preserve her intact and with the intention that she stay in Cornwall. We dont require your donations to take things forward, or to crowdfund, nor will we ask. The bid is already in with the tender officially closed on the 17th December. If we are successful WL795 will not die.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 23:37:59 +0000
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