Ep.207 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 10 – The Threat

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At the end of World War Two RAF Coastal Command faced the same challenges of all the British military services, one of reduction, cutbacks and a return to a peaceful world. The threat from the axis powers had been effectively squashed but there was a new threat emerging, in the form of the Soviet Union.

Nimrod MR1 XV243 and Hotel-class SSBN

Coastal Command had to start learning about new adversaries once again, adapting and performing immediately, to protect British interests initially in the Northern Atlantic, but rapidly elsewhere.

For almost 60 Cold War years, the RAF relied heavily on two aircraft types, through various models, enhancements and sheer longevity; the Avro Shackleton and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.

Chris Gibson, author of the brilliant book ‘Nimrod’s Genesis’, joins us to help understand the new threat and explain to process the UK took to replace its old aircraft with new more sophisticated platforms.

Recorded 19^th June 2024

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Shackleton GR1-MR1

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Nimrod’s Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945 https://www.crecy.co.uk/nimrod-s-genesis

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