| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XW988 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Blackburn B-103 Buccaneer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B |
| C/n (msn): | B3-03-72 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1987 |
| Photo Date: | 18 July 1987 |
| Photo by: | John Allan |
| Photo ID: | 105292 |
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At the time this shot was taken this special trials Buccaneer was operated by the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down but was usually based at RAE West Freugh in South West Scotland where it spent the vast majority of its operational life. It was one of three Buccaneers (XW986/7/8) built specially for weapons trials work. All three spent most of their time at West Freugh and stared out in the dark green / yellow / white paint scheme seen here but XW986 & 987 later gained the more typical "raspberry ripple" red / white / blue scheme. 988 was never repainted. This photo is copyright © John Allan, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 November 2018, and has since been viewed 1250 times. |