
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XN982 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Blackburn B-103 Buccaneer |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2D |
C/n (msn): | B3-09-63 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
Unit Markings: | 809 Sqn |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1977 |
Photo Date: | 26 June 1977 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 562586 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the Royal Navy as an S2 in 1965. Converted to an S2C in 1973/4 and an S2D in 1975/6. Damaged in an accident in 1978. Transferred to the RAF and moved to Farnborough. Repairs not completed and moved to Brough for fatigue testing in 1982. Scrapped in 1992. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 April 2023, and has since been viewed 487 times. |