Airfix 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S2

[Black Knight]

Buccaneer S2A, XV339, afternoon of Friday 6th October 1972, before a test flight out of RNAY/RAF Sydenham, Belfast, during which it crashed. The crash was non-fatal but XV339 was totally destroyed. Yours truly witnessed the canopy being blown off, the two seats ejecting and the Bucc disappearing down behind the buildings. By the time I had run the 1/2 mile to the crash site the RUC had already cordoned it off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Great looking Buccaneer 

[FatFlyHalf]

So, Black Knight, you ran a whole half mile and the RUC beat you to it!

You are not a sprinter then.........  ?

Just kidding.

 

The modelling is first class.

Edited August 5, 2018 by FatFlyHalf
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[Black Knight]

100 yard & 200 yard sprints; yes

880 yards cross country marathons? no

 

[RidgeRunner]

Very nice, mate

[adey m]

That is a beauty, she looks great in that colour scheme.

 

Back in 1982 I was walking down a city centre road in Hull, East Yorkshire when I heard a low flying jet coming over and was surprised to see a Buccaneer surprisingly low over the city.

Then I realised it was wearing identical colours and markings to yours which was strange as RAF ones had dull grey and green colours and low viz markings. It waggled its wings as it flew over the city in its attractive 1960s colours. That evening on the local news things became clear. That Buccaneer was a British Aerospace development aircraft which had been based at the BAC ( former Blackburns ) airfield at Holme on Spalding Moor ( a former wartime Halifax bomber base ) in East Yorkshire and the airfield had closed down on that sad day and she had to find a new home.

 

regards,  adey.

Edited August 7, 2018 by adey m

[Unfinished project]

Lovely Flying Coke Bottle and as Adey says it looks great in this scheme

[kapam]

That's an excellent Buccaneer, Mate!

If I'm not mistaken, this is a rather old kit; which makes your result doubly excellent.

The slid-back canopy is an especially nice touch.

Very well done.

[glatisant]

That's a nice looking build. Good stuff.

[426]

Great Bucc. 

[stevej60]

Look's a million dollar's,great work .

[F-32]

Cracking build, really cool!

[Gimme Shelter]

what a lovely looking Buck - nice work and a great way to remind us how brilliant the British were (and still are!)

 

This kit was given to me by my best mate for my 10th Birthday back in 1977 - I remember the thrill when I saw the box artwork displaying it flying off the carrier deck. Making the kit has left me with a real love of the aircraft so its great to see a much better built version of what I tried all those decades ago.

 

Gibraltar is a big part of my life now, and I still get the tingles every time I watch this video as a reminder of how brilliant the Bucks were ; but I guess this is no stranger to you!