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Ep.212 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 15: Flying the Nimrod

Ep.212 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 15: Flying the Nimrod

In our final Chapter of the Cold War Coastal Command series, we are honoured to speak to Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS. Sir Brian takes us not only through flying the Nimrod and Nimrod operations in the Cold War period, but also explains how the Nimrod was used strategically in theatres such as the Falklands War, Operation Telic and the Iraq War, as well as drug running in the Caribbean.

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Ep.210 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 13: Nimrod’s Genesis

Ep.210 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 13: Nimrod’s Genesis

For years the Air Staff and Ministries had argued over what type should replace the Shackleton, including variants of the Vulcan, Britannia, VC10 and Trident, before settling for the Nimrod in 1964.
We return to Chris Gibson, author of the brilliant book ‘Nimrod’s Genesis’, to learn how the process unfolded.

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