Nimrod R1 opened to public for viewing Posted on November 29, 2011 by alert5 A recently retired Nimrod R1 spy plane has opened to the public at East Midlands Aeropark. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Nimrod R1 flies to East Midlands airport for retirement Final flight of Nimrod R1 Delaying retirement of Nimrod R1 cost British taxpayers £4 million Public museums won’t get RAAF F-111s Retired Navy aviator wants to fly Curtiss Pusher off aircraft carrier French “Air Force One” makes first flight