Serial - XW529 C/n - B3-05-69 |
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| First Flown | 11/09/1970 |
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| Date Delivered | 29/09/1970 |
To A&AEE, Boscombe Down - ECM/ESM trials |
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1974 |
To Cazaux, France AS.37 AR Martel Missile Trials - 1st test firing 01/07/1974 |
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05/07/1974 |
Transferred to MoD(PE) - 'Weapons Trials' aircraft Shared the bulk of weapons development with XV350. Airframe undertook joint trials of Laser designate 'Pave' systems (AN/AVQ 23E 'Pave Spike' Pod and 'Paveway' 1000lb LGB Bomb) |
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15/03/1978 - 1979 |
HSA/BAe Holme-on-Spalding Moor - Pavespike trials |
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20/10/1980 |
To BAe Hatfield - (Mod's 1724 to 1727 completed) Primary aircraft for trials of the Sea Eagle 'Anti-Ship' missile |
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24/04/1981 |
1st 'Live' firing of Sea Eagle 'Anti-Ship' missile |
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July 1984 |
Sea Eagle Trials completed at BAe Hatfield |
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26/07/1984 |
Transferred to A&AEE - to BAe, Scampton |
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| Date Received |
06/08/1985 23/07/1987 |
To BAe Woodford - for trials in connection with ASR1012 Avionics Upgrade Programme (AUP) - 102wks cycle |
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| Date Delivered | 30/11/1987 |
To A&AEE, Boscombe Down |
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05/05/1988 |
To BAe Scampton - 'Communication Trials' as part of ASR1012 clearance Jointly undertaken with XW534 (operating out of A&AEE, Boscombe Down) |
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18/11/1988 |
To RAF Lossiemouth |
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Withdrawn from service |
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1994 |
Sold for Scrap - Elgin, Moray, Scotland - still in Elgin scrap yard in 1996 |
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| Source - | NJ. Roberson (Historian, Buccaneer Aircrew Association) | Additional Info. - | R. Kelley: Airframe C/n British Aviation Review - Vol.36 No.4 Buccaneer: The story of the last all-British strike aircraft (Tim Laming) Buccaneer: Modern Combat Aircraft 7 (Maurice Allward) Hawker Siddeley/Blackburn Buccaneer (Paul Jackson & Peter Foster) RAF Buccaneer (Peter R. Foster) (see Reference Library page for full details) 'XTRADECAL' - No.X 007-72 |