HISTORY
The "Buccaneer' first flew on the 30th of April 1958, with service trials being carried out on HMS Victorious from June 1959.
The aircraft entered service in March 1961 with 700Z flight and became operational with 801 squadron in July 1962.
It equipped a number of squadrons, 700Z (1961-63), 736 (1966-70), 800 (1964-66), 801 (1962-65), 809 (1963-65).
It was phased out of Naval service in December 1970.
XN923 looking very colourful whilst with RAE.
taxis back in after completing its display at RAF Coltishall on the 19th of July 1970.
Twenty pre-production, and forty production aircraft were built and delivered between October 1959 and December 1963.
Blackburn Aircraft Company was taken over by the Hawker Siddeley Group in May 1963.
The S 1 was replaced by the S 2 which had a substantially enhanced capability over the S 1 and was destined to see
considerable service before being retired by the R.A.F. to whom they were transferred in the 1970's.
The following Serial No's were allocated to S 1 Buccaneer's; XK486 (Prototype), XK523-XK536 (pre-production), XN922-XN935, XN948-XN973.
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