Dates

Event

Constructed as a Buccaneer S.2B by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. at Brough, Yorkshire.

31 October 1972

Construction and testing complete and waiting for assignment.

1 November 1972

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XW547.

1 November 1972

Transferred to 15 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch, FRG.

13 August 1973

Damaged.
Damaged and evaluated as Cat. 3.

From 13 August 1973 to 29 August 1973

Repaired.
Repaired on site by No 431 Maintenance Unit and returned to No 15 Squadron charge.

9 December 1974

Transferred to 12 Squadron, RAF Honington, Suffolk.

29 September 1976

Transferred to No 237 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Honington, Suffolk.

1 June 1978

Transferred to No 12 Squadron.

27 June 1979

Transferred to No 216 Squadron, RAF Honington.

From 4 July 1980 to 1 August 1980

Grounded due to suspected metal fatigue of the type.

23 October 1980

Sent to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft, Bitteswell, Leics for a wing replacement.

28 April 1981

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.

20 April 1982

Transferred to 19 MU, RAF Saint Athan, Glamorgan.
Sent to Saint Athan for major overhaul.

September 1982

Transferred to 208 SQN., RAF Honington.
Operated with markings: 547
Issued to 208 Sqn., RAF Honington - coded 547.

By March 1983

Transferred to 12 SQN., RAF Lossiemouth.
Operated with markings: 547

16 May 1983

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 12 Squadron preparing to join the active runway at RAF Lossiemouth in May 1983.

27 June 1983

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 12 Squadron returning to RAF Lossiemouth from a mission in the Summer of 1983.

5 September 1983

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 208 Squadron on final approach to Runway 05 at RAF Lossiemouth in September 1983. These tail markings of 547 lasted for only a short period of time.

By July 1984

Transferred to 208SQN, RAF Lossiemouth.
Operated with markings: JS, 547

18 July 1984

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Chivenor Airshow

18 July 1984

Photographer: Robert Nichols

18 July 1984

Photographer: Robert Nichols

17 December 1985

Transferred to No 237 OCU, RAF Lossiemouth.
Operated with markings: JS

18 April 1986

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.
Operated with markings: CF

By 3 August 1986

Markings Applied: CF, 547

5 September 1986

Transferred to RAF Saint Athan, Glamorgan.
Sent to Saint Athan for major overhaul.

28 January 1987

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.

7 September 1987

Transferred to British Aerospace, Woodford.
Sent to British Aerospace for an avionics upgrade.

20 April 1988

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.

16 May 1990

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 12 Squadron taxying to the active runway at RAF Lossiemouth in May 1990.

From 7 February 1991 to 27 February 1991

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, Muharraq, Bahrein.

March 1991

Transferred to No 12 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.

1991

Retired from active service while with 12 Squadron at Lossiemouth.

April 1991

New serial number assigned: 9095M RAF
Assigned new serial for display purposes.

April 1991

Allocated to the RAF Museum at Cosford.

20 May 1991

Allocation to the RAF Museum cancelled.

July 1991

Ferry flight. Delivered to RAF Shawbury, Salop.
Moved from Lossiemouth to Shawbury for storage.

20 January 1993

To RAF Museum, RAF Cosford, Salop.

New serial number assigned: 9169M RAF

9 February 2003

Transported by ground. Delivered to RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
Moved from Cosford to Hendon.
View the Location Dossier

2009

Photographer: Andy West

11 December 2011

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Buccaneer S.2B is displayed in the Bomber Hall Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon

8 October 2013

Photographer: Arjun Sarup

9 February 2014

Photographer: Paulo Abadesso

9 February 2014

Photographer: Paulo Abadesso
Notes: Nose art on the other side of the a/c