BLACKBURN ANAs

[Phil H]

Hope you enjoy the following scans from 35mm slides

Blackburn's (Anonymous Naval Aircraft) NA39, first flown in 1958 and christened Buccaneer in 1960 - A masterpiece in area ruling !

Buccaneer S2B, XX894:20/R, 809 Squadron FAA @ RAF Lossiemouth, 05 March 1994. by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Buccaneer S2B, XV352, 237 OCU @ RAF Lossiemouth, 05 March 1994. by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Buccaneer S2B, XX894, 208 Squadron @ RAF Lossiemouth. March 1994. by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

Cheers

[paddyboy]

Hi Phil

Always had a soft spot for the 'Banana Bomber'

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[prefontaine72]

Superb shots Phil must admit had a soft spot for the old Buccaneer

Dougie

[slogen51]

Nice close ups of the old beast

XV352 was a Gulf war jet

[LM47]

Thanks for posting these..fond memories indeed.
I never did understand why they chose XX894 to paint up as an 809 machine when it was never with the FAA. They had a choice of a few which had been.

[F3]

Great pics of the Brick, built to last in Yorkshire. Definitely one of the toughest ever a/c to serve - capable of decapitating a telegraph post and safely returning from a Red Flag mission as I recall. They don't build them like that any more. Can't see an F35 getting away with that - or even getting that low.

[Phil H]

Thank you all for looking and commenting