Blackburn Buccaneer
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The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British attack aircraft. It saw service with the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm. It was widely regarded as one of the finest low level strike aircraft of its day. It saw war service during the 1991 Gulf War when examples were rushed to the area to provide a laser designation capability for British aircraft. It left FAA service with the decommissioning of HMS Ark Royal in 1978, with the remaining examples being transferred to the RAF. The last squadrons were disbanded in 1993.
It was also in service with the South African Air Force from 1965 to 1991.
Variants
- S1
- S2
Units Using the Buccaneer
Royal Air Force
- RAF No. 12 Squadron
- RAF No. 15 Squadron
- RAF No. 16 Squadron
- RAF No. 208 Squadron
- RAF No. 216 Squadron
Fleet Air Arm
- No. 736 NAS
- No. 800 NAS
- No. 801 NAS
- No. 803 NAS
- No. 809 NAS