Production
Forty-nine airframes were built at Woodford between 1968 and 1978, comprising forty-five MR.1s, one MR.2 and three R.1s.
Eleven airframes were selected for conversion to AEW.3 standard. XZ286 made its first flight with large nose- and tail-mounted radomes in July 1980. All eleven airframes were converted to AEW.3 standard, but most of them never received the AEW mission electronics. After the radar failed to meet the required specification, the AEW.3 project was cancelled in 1986. Several of the airframes were stored at RAF Abingdon for several years before being scrapped.
Thirty-four MR.1s were upgraded to MR.2 standard in the late 1970s and early 1980s. XV236 was the first conversion in April 1979. Central to the upgrade was the installation of the Searchwater maritime radar alongside a completely new acoustic processing system. The tactical navigation systems were updated, and installed computer power increased 50-fold. The only visible external modification was the addition of a ram air intake on the rear fuselage, but the capabilities of the aircraft were vastly increased.
Four MR.2s were scrapped in the early 1990s as corrosion took its toll, two crashed, and one was converted to R.1 standard in 1996. Twenty-one of the surviving 27 MR.2s were due to be further upgraded under the Nimrod 2000 (MRA.4) program (subsequently reduced to 12 airframes).
(NB aircraft with serials in blue are those I have personally seen. Serials in red are aircraft which have crashed. Serials in magenta are aircraft withdrawn from service. Serials in purple are those I have seen which have been withdrawn.).
| Serial | c/n | Type | Operator | Notes | Img |
| XV147 | 06476 | MR.1(mod) | Scrapped at Woodford Mar 2003 | ||
| XV148 | 06477 | MR.1(mod) | BAE Systems/Woodford | ||
| XV226 | 8001 | MR.2 | KMRW |  |
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| XV227 | 8002 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Suffered a hot air duct failure on 04 Nov 2004. Arr Woodford 01 Jul 2007 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ521). | |
| XV228 | 8003 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | At Woodford for MRA.4 conversion in Nov 2005 (ZJ523). | |
| XV229 | 8004 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV230 | 8005 | MR.2 | Crashed in Afghanistan 02 Sep 2006 after fuel leak caused catastrophic fire. 14 fatalities. Had flown a total of 18691:20 hours. | |
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| XV231 | 8006 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV232 | 8007 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV233 | 8008 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | At Woodford for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ520/PA-7) | |
| XV234 | 8009 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Arr Woodford 02 Dec 99 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ518/PA-2) | |
| XV235 | 8010 | MR.2 | KMRW | May have been wfu at Kinloss following fuel leak on 05 Nov 2007 over Afghanistan. But was seen flying during Jul 2008. | |
| XV236 | 8011 | MR.2 | KMRW | Arrived Boscombe Down 29 Jul 2008, reported to be final flight as aircraft is due to be broken up for aging aircraft auditing purposes. | |
| XV237 | 8012 | MR.2 | Scrapped | ||
| XV238 | 8013 | MR.2 | Scrapped | ||
| XV239 | 8014 | MR.2 | - | Crashed 02 Sep 1995 Lake Ontario, Canada. | |
| XV240 | 8015 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV241 | 8016 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV242 | 8017 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | At Woodford for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ517/PA-3) | |
| XV243 | 8018 | MR.2 | - | Entered service in 1970. Converted to MR.2 standard in 1984. Arr Woodford 27 Apr 2006 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ524). Accumulated 19194 flying hours as an MR.1/2. | |
| XV244 | 8019 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV245 | 8020 | MR.2 | BAE Systems | Arr Woodford ?? 2005 for MRA.4 conversion | |
| XV246 | 8021 | MR.2 | - | Arr Waddington 12 Jan 2006. The stripped fuselage was airlifted to Woodford on 19 Dec 2007. | |
| XV247 | 8022 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Arr Woodford 23 Nov 99 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ516/PA-1). | |
| XV248 | 8023 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV249 | 8024 | R.1 | 51 Sqd | Converted from MR.2 in 1996. The aircraft's fuel system had to be rebuilt to cure a series of fuel leaks. | |
| XV250 | 8025 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV251 | 8026 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Arr Woodford 26 Apr 2000 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ514/PA-4). | |
| XV252 | 8027 | MR.2 | KMRW | ||
| XV253 | 8028 | MR.2 | For MRA.4 conversion as ZJ525 | |
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| XV254 | 8029 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV255 | 8030 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV256 | 8031 | MR.2 | - | Crashed 17 Nov 1980 Roseisle Forest shortly after taking off from Kinloss. | |
| XV257 | 8032 | MR.2 | Suffered Cat 5 damage during a fire on 03 Jun 1984. Written off. | ||
| XV258 | 8033 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Arr Woodford 08 Nov 1999 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ515/PA-5). | |
| XV259 | 8034 | AEW.3P | Nose preserved at Solway Av Museum, Carlisle. Fuselage GIA Chattenden. | ||
| XV260 | 8035 | MR.2 | KMRW | |
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| XV261 | 8036 | AEW.3 | Scrapped | ||
| XV262 | 8037 | AEW.3 | Scrapped | |
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| XV263 | 8038 | AEW.3P | BAE Systems | 9867M. Fuselage arr Woodford from Bournemouth 15 May 2002. Nose section at BAE Systems/Warton. | |
| XW664 | 8039 | R.1 | 51 Sqd | At NAS Patuxent River 17 Apr 2003 to 04 May 2003 to test "Project Extract" systems. | |
| XW665 | 8040 | R.1 | 51 Sqd | |
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| XW666 | 8041 | R.1 | Ditched 16 May 1995 in the Moray Firth after an uncontained engine fire. Nose at Long Marston Oct 1999. | |
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| XZ280 | 8042 | AEW.3P | Scrapped | ||
| XZ281 | 8043 | AEW.3 | Completed as an MR.1 but was immediately converted to an AEW.3.Scrapped. | |
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| XZ282 | 8044 | AEW.3 | Scrapped | ||
| XZ283 | 8045 | AEW.3P | Scrapped | ||
| XZ284 | 8046 | MR.2 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | The only Nimrod to be built to MR.2 standard. Arr Woodford Aug 2000 for MRA.4 conversion (ZJ519/PA-6) | |
| XZ285 | 8047 | AEW.3 | Completed as an MR.1 but was immediately converted to an AEW.3. Scrapped. | ||
| XZ286 | 8048 | AEW.3 | RAF Kinloss fire section (8968M) | Converted to AEW.3 on the production line. Scrapped | |
| XZ287 | 8049 | AEW.3 | FCR Stafford (9140M) | Converted to AEW.3 on the production line. 9140M | |
| ZJ514 | PA-4 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV251 | |
| ZJ515 | PA-5 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV258 | |
| ZJ516 | PA-1 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV247. Made its maiden flight from BAE Systems/Woodford on 26 Aug 2004 | |
| ZJ517 | PA-3 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV242. Made its maiden flight on 29 Aug 2005 at Woodford. Returned to BAE Warton 15 Dec 2005 after being painted at Norwich. | |
| ZJ518 | PA-2 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV234. Made its first flight 12 Dec 2004. | |
| ZJ519 | PA-6 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XZ284 | |
| ZJ520 | PA-7 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV233 | |
| ZJ521 | PA-8 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV227 | |
| ZJ522 | PA-9 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV244 | |
| ZJ523 | PA-10 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV228 | |
| ZJ524 | PA-11 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV243 | |
| ZJ525 | PA-12 | MRA.4 | MoD(PE)/BAE Systems | Conversion of XV253 |
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