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    Airframe Family: Blackburn Buccaneer
    Latest Model:Buccaneer S.2B
    Last Military Serial:XV165 RAF
    Construction Number:B3-06-66
    Compressed ID:Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B sn XV165 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Spanhoe Lodge, Northamptonshire

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Buccaneer S.2.

    30 September 1966

    Transferred to Ministry of Aviation Air Fleet, Hawker Siddeley.

    Sent to Holme-on-Spalding Moor for instrumentation for stability trials.

    14 October 1966

    First flight.
    Flown at Holme-on-Spalding Moor.

    27 October 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XV165.

    Transferred to C Squadron, AAEE Boscombe Down.
    Used for catapulting trials.

    Transferred to NASU Lossiemouth.

    2 February 1967

    Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, C Squadron, AAEE Boscombe Down.

    Transferred to HMS Hermes.
    Used for catapulting trials.

    21 February 1967

    Transferred to Naval Air Department (NAD), RAE Bedford.

    Transferred to NASU Lossiemouth.

    22 January 1968

    Transferred to 803 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 610/LM

    29 October 1968

    Transferred to 800 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 610/LM

    Transferred to 809 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 610/LM

    5 May 1969

    Transferred to 801 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 610/LM

    25 June 1969

    Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, Brough.

    Converted to a Buccaneer S.2B.

    19 March 1970

    First flight.
    Flown at Holme-on-Spalding Moor in the S.2B configuration.

    29 April 1970

    Transferred to RNAY Sydenham, Belfast.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV165.

    Transferred to 12 Squadron, RAF Honington.

    From February 1980 to Circa February 1980

    Grounded, along with the rest of the Buccaneer fleet, when XV345 crashed at Nellis AFB during the Red Flag exercise.

    By April 1983

    Transferred to 12 SQN, RAF Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 165

    18 June 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Brize Norton Airshow, note - rotary bomb bay displaying 12 SQN

    Markings Applied: BF

    1 September 1984


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 12 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth on the flight-line at the 1984 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    21 March 1988

    Transferred to 237 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 165

    7 July 1988

    Transferred to British Aerospace, Woodford.

    From Circa 7 July 1988 to 7 July 1988

    Out of service for an avionics upgrade.

    23 January 1989

    Operational status restored.

    24 January 1989

    Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Lossiemouth.

    February 1989

    Transferred to 237 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth.
    Operated with markings: 165

    Assigned to No 27 MU, RAF Shawbury for storage.

    February 1994

    Scrapped.
    Scrapped at Shawbury.

    To G D Aviation.
    Only the nose/cockpit section survived with G and D.

    December 1997

    To Jet Age Museum, Staverton.
    Nose only.

    To Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire, England.
    Nose only.
    View the Location Dossier

    To Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire.

    To Spanhoe Lodge, Northamptonshire.
    Nose only.


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    Blackburn Buccaneer, the Last British Bomber
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

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    Robert Nichols

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