I apologise for joining this discussion rather late, but feel I must put the record stright on the interior colour of the Shackleton MR2. Unfortunately most colour photos of Shackleton interiors have been taken post 1965 and show the cream/brown interior colours. Many of these are of currently preserved airframes. The Shackleton MR2 up to Phase II aircraft (together with the MR1 & T4) all had ALL BLACK interiors; this includedthe interior fuselarge,floor and all interior equipment. The wireless operator also sat facing forward imediatly behind the 1st pilots bulkhead. The appearance of the MR3 introduced improved crew comfort, this included the introduction of the cream/brown/grey green interior, soundproofing, repositioning of the galley and the wireless operators position. When the Shack MR2 underwent their Phase III updates, between 1963/65, the new improved MR3 interiors were introduced to improve MR2 crew comfort. Those MR2 PhaseIII airframes selected for AEW2 conversion continued to have the improved cream/brown /green scheme but with changes to avionic fit. Unfortunately the preserved AEW2 at Coventry is an updated PhaseIII airframe, painted externally to represent an early MR2, which has offten been taken as the standard interior for all Shackletons. If modelling crew, please also note that RAF flying overalls were light grey/blue untill the early 70's. I hope this helps to clarify the colour conundrum of Shackleton interiors.
