Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B
XV333/234/H - Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B Built at Brough to contract KC/2F/153/CB58(a)
27/01/1967 - To NASU at RNAS Lossiemouth (5.00 hours)
03/07/1967 - To 801NAS (8.50 hours)
23/07/1970 - To HSA Brough (882.10 hours)
13/07/1971 - To RAF charge (883.15 hours)
21/11/1974 - Back to Royal Navy charge (1674.35 hours)
21/11/1974 - Issued to 809NAS (1674.35 hours)
27/11/1978 - Flown off HMS Ark Royal for the last time in the Med coded 030/R and to RAF St Athan and back to RAF charge (2541.55 hours)
? - To 16Sqn
10/1979 - With 15Sqn and coded 'I'
28/03/1981 - Noted in store at RAF St Athan
11/1981 - Noted as 'DF' with 12Sqn
? - Back to RAF St Athan
16/05/1986 - With 208Sqn
23/03/1994 - Flown into FAAM by Sqdn/Ldr Rick Phillips and Flight Lieutenant Walters from RAF Lossiemouth
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat low level strike aircraft
Manufacturers - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd
Power Plant - Two Rolls Royce Spey Mk101 turbojets each of 11,100lbs thrust
Wingspan - 44ft
Length - 63ft 5ins
Height - 16ft 3ins
Weight - 45,000lb loaded
Max Speed - Mach 0.85 at 200ft
Range - 3,000 nautical miles
Armament - Max weapon load of 16,000lb comprised of a variety of weapons including 1,000lb bombs, rocket pods and air to surface missiles, also nuclear strike capability.