| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 422 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Blackburn B-103 Buccaneer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S50 |
| C/n (msn): | B3-07-64 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 24 Sqn |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Johannesburg / Military History Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Collection: | National Museum of Military History |
| Photo Date: | October 1995 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 762784 |
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Test flown as G-2-12 4 February 1966 and delivered to the SAAF's 24 Squadron 17 October 1966 where it served until retired and transferred to the National Museum of Military History 10 May 1992. Between 1987 and 1989 this airframe underwent a major overhaul said to have cost 13 million Rand at the time. There are speculations that this was a modification to make the aircraft capable of delivering South Africa's nuclear weapons. However, the nuclear programme was shelved and the weapons destroyed. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 28 December 2024, and has since been viewed 110 times. |