Served on Buccaneers ??

[DaveH]

Afternoon Gents, hope you had a good 'n safe Christmas

I know this is a bit of a longshot, but someone out there might know... 

I was based at Marham during the seventies, on 231 OCU. during the winter of 78 or 79, Buccaneers turned up to use one of our pans as an exercise dispersal. I know it was winter, I had to crawl through the snow, go under a barbed wire fence to try and 'attack' the 2 planes using the pan. 

what I'm after is info on which squadron this was likely to be.... I was a bit chilled to take much notice... I suspect they were tasked for tactical nuke missions, but again not sure... they brought there own snowdrops with them, which was a bit of a give away..

so if anyone can help, got Airfix S2-B kit for Christmas, can feel a diorama coming on.....

 

cheers

DaveH

Edited December 27, 2021 by DaveH

[Richard E]

Hi Dave

 

It might be worth asking the same question at www.fightercontrol.co.uk - they have an Old Serial Tie Up Area which could be a good starting point.

[DaveH]

Thanks Richard, will try that...

 

DaveH

[Phone Phixer]

Before my time on them. But I can ask on the Buccaneer Facebook group.

[Phone Phixer]

So, the answers back, up until now. It looks to have been 208 sqn up from Honington.

The answers were a bit vague as to the exact year, after all several years have passed. But it was around those years, and they remembered the snow.

[DaveH]

Many thanks for that Phixer.... diorama definitely on, will have me sat against nosewheel, potting crew as they arrived to scramble.... but I was young then, many, many years ago.... and very, very cold....

 

cheers again,

 

DaveH