The Nimrod aircraft, designed more than 30 years ago to follow Soviet submarines over the North Atlantic, has had a long history of mechanical problems. These have been compounded by costly delays in ...

A record-breaking ex-Royal Air Force British Aerospace Nimrod MR2 has been flown to Coventry airport, where it will serve as the newest attraction with the Air Atlantique Classic Flight. A veteran of ...

The history of the flaws that brought down Nimrod XV230 on 2 September 2006 began decades before the aircraft took off on its final flight. The independent review by Charles Haddon-Cave QC details a ...

THE Nimrod entered service with the RAF in 1969. In August 1979 the first MR2 – one of 34 converted MR1s – was delivered to RAF Kinloss. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...