The Last of the Nimrods
by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 8390 words.
Published on December 31, 2010. .
This book was prompted by the retirement of the HS MR 2 Nimrod fleet and cancellation of the MRA 4 in October 2010.
It tells the story of the conversion of three DH Comet Mk 2 airliners to C 2(RC) to replace the Boeing RB-29A. The new-build HS MP Nimrod MR 1 airframe to the Nimrod MR 2 upgrade the Falklands War to ISTAR and Special Forces support work with USN P-3 Orion in the war against terror.