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Constructed as a Buccaneer S.2. |
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30 September 1966 |
Transferred to Ministry of Aviation Air Fleet, Hawker Siddeley. |
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Sent to Holme-on-Spalding Moor for instrumentation for stability trials. |
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14 October 1966 |
First flight. |
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27 October 1966 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XV165. |
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Transferred to C Squadron, AAEE Boscombe Down. |
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Transferred to NASU Lossiemouth. |
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2 February 1967 |
Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, C Squadron, AAEE Boscombe Down. |
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Transferred to HMS Hermes. |
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21 February 1967 |
Transferred to Naval Air Department (NAD), RAE Bedford. |
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Transferred to NASU Lossiemouth. |
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22 January 1968 |
Transferred to 803 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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29 October 1968 |
Transferred to 800 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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Transferred to 809 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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5 May 1969 |
Transferred to 801 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth. |
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25 June 1969 |
Transferred to Hawker Siddeley, Brough. |
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Converted to a Buccaneer S.2B. |
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19 March 1970 |
First flight. |
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29 April 1970 |
Transferred to RNAY Sydenham, Belfast. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV165. |
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Transferred to 12 Squadron, RAF Honington. |
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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. |
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By April 1983 |
Transferred to 12 SQN, RAF Lossiemouth. |
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18 June 1983 |
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Markings Applied: BF |
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1 September 1984 |
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21 March 1988 |
Transferred to 237 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth. |
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7 July 1988 |
Transferred to British Aerospace, Woodford. |
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From Circa 7 July 1988 to 7 July 1988 |
Out of service for an avionics upgrade. |
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23 January 1989 |
Operational status restored. |
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24 January 1989 |
Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Lossiemouth. |
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February 1989 |
Transferred to 237 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth. |
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Assigned to No 27 MU, RAF Shawbury for storage. |
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February 1994 |
Scrapped. |
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To G D Aviation. |
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December 1997 |
To Jet Age Museum, Staverton. |
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To Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire, England. |
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To Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. |
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To Spanhoe Lodge, Northamptonshire. |
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