XN983 - Buccaneer S.Mk.2B
Copyright © 2004 - 2006 |
Copyright © 2004 - 2006 |
XN983 - Buccaneer S.Mk.2B
Copyright © 2004 - 2006 |
| Serial - XN983C/n - B3-10-63 |
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| Ordered |
08/01/1962 |
Production aircraft 50 - Originally ordered as S.Mk.1 by 'Ministry of Aviation', re-ordered as S.Mk.2 |
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| First Flown | ----- |
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| Date Delivered | 29/03/1965 |
To Royal Navy |
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To RNAY Sydenham, Belfast |
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Upgraded to S.Mk.2B standard |
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| Date Delivered | 29/08/1972 |
To Royal Air Force |
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Issued to 12 Sqn., RAF Honington |
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Jan. 1973 |
Transferred to 237 OCU, RAF Honington |
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May 1974 |
Transferred to 12 Sqn., RAF Honington |
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Feb. 1979 |
Transferred to 15 Sqn., RAFG Laarbruch, West Germany |
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Feb. 1980 |
Buccaneer fleet grounded for six months following crash of XV345 at Nellis AFB, Nevada, USA during Exercise 'Red Flag 80' |
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Jun. 1981 |
Transferred to 12 Sqn., RAF Lossiemouth - coded '983' |
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Apr. 1983 |
Operation Western Fox - NAS Key West, Florida Keys, USA 12 Sqn. 'Live Firing' exercise of 'TV' & 'AR' Martel missiles against redundant naval vessels. Participating Aircraft: XN976, XN983, XV165, XV168, XV333, XW530, XW542, XW547, XX894, XX900 |
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Mar. 1984 |
Transferred to 208 Sqn., RAF Lossiemouth - coded '983' |
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May 1984 |
Transferred to 12 Sqn., RAF Lossiemouth - coded 'PF' |
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Late 1986 |
12 Sqn., RAF Lossiemouth - coded '983' |
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| Date Received | 12/06/1988 |
To BAe Woodford - ASR1012 (Set No.027) Avionics Upgrade Programme (AUP) - 27wks cycle |
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| Date Delivered | 19/12/1988 |
'AUP' completed - returned to 'Operational Status' |
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20/12/1988 |
To 'Station Flight', RAF Lossiemouth |
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Dec.1988 |
Re-Issued to 12 Sqn., RAF Lossiemouth - coded '983' |
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Stored - No.27 MU RAF Shawbury |
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Feb. 1994 |
Scrapped |
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| Source - | Buccaneer: The story of the last all-British strike aircraft (Tim Laming) The Buccaneers (Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork) Hawker Siddeley/Blackburn Buccaneer (Paul Jackson & Peter Foster) RAF Buccaneer (Peter R. Foster) (see Reference Library page for full details) |
Additional Info. - | R. Kelley: Airframe C/n NJ. Roberson (Historian, Buccaneer Aircrew Association) for information on: ASR1012 'Avionics Upgrade Programme' Airframe Bill Spidle: Participating Aircraft - Operation Western Fox, 1983 |