The 60th Anniversary of the first flight of
the Buccaneer held at Bruntingthorpe Airfield,
on April 28th 2018
On the 28th of April 2018 I attended an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
first flight of Buccaneer NA.39, XK486, the prototype Buccaneer.
The aircraft actually first flew on April 30th 1958, she was the first of what was
to later become known as the Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer.
A fabulous aircraft which participated in the first Gulf War & is famous for its ability to
fly very fast at ultra low-level!!
4 Buccaneers were on display, 3 of which are live. The aircraft all looked immaculate.
The Buccaneers are owned or operated by the Buccaneer Aviation Group or "T-BAGS".
These are XW544, XX894/R/020, XX900 and XX889/T (in its Desert Pink "Sky Pirates" scheme).
XX900 is owned by Dave Walton and is part of the Cold War Jets Collection,
XX889/T is owned by Gary Spoors of GJD Services who's an honourary member of the "T-BAGS".
This was a truly memorable event providing some very unusual and unique
access to these beautiful, Cold War era, jet aircraft. Unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal
but all the rain on the day did make for some very interesting photos. Fortunately, when the
3 live Buccaneers did run, the rain eased considerably which was indeed very welcome.
This section contains 72 unique images taken during the event
Just click on a thumbnail for a full sized image.
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX889/T
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX889/T
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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VC-10, Lockheed Tristar ZD951 & Comet 4C XS235
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Boeing 747
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020
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4x Buccaneers XX894/R/020, XW544, XX900 & XX889/T
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Buccaneers XX894/R/020, XW544, XX900 & XX889
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Buccaneers XX900 & XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020
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3x Buccaneers XW544, XX900 & XX894/R/020
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Buccaneers XW544, XX900 & XX894/R/020
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneers XW544 & XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneers XW544 & XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneers XW544 & XX900
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3x Buccaneers XW544, XX900 & XX894/R/020
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544 |
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XW544 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
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Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894/R/020 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
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Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900 |
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