Short Belfast C Mk.I XR371 at The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands. One of only ten Belfasts that served for a short time before being replaced by the C-130 Hercules. #coldwar #royalairforce #ColdWarHistory #warbirds #shortbelfast | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The considerable bulk of Short Belfast C.1 XR371 ‘Enceladus’ at The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands. Only ten examples were built, all of which saw RAF service, with the last Belfast retiring in 1976 after just ten years of service for the type. #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #coldwaraircraft #short #belfast #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Not many people know this, but my middle name is Adrian! Also this is the Short Belfast – t’was a heavy lift turboprop powered freighter that first flew in 1964. As the name suggests it was built just 4,000 miles south of the North Pole in Belfast. At the time it was the largest aircraft the British military had ever operated, however it had quite a short service life and was retired in 1976. #aviation #aircraft #airplane #aviationlovers #fyp | AvPay.aero

The Short Belfast - 10 aircraft that saw service with the RAF over just 10 years, from 1966 until 1976. The same reorganization that would see the end of the Britannia and Comet also spelled the end for the Belfast, which at the time had been the RAF’s largest aircraft in service #warbirds #coldwar #coldwarhistory #short #belfast | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Short Belfast entered service with the RAF the same year as the Hercules but was retired in 1976. The Hercules remained in service until 2023 – what was so special about it? #aviation #aircraft #airplane #aviationlovers #fyp | AvPay.aero

📹After a wind-battered approach, watch as this BA pilot skilfully aborts landing in Belfast before taking the plane smoothly back into the sky moments later🛫 | Belfast Live