Buccaneer XX894 Progress Report

These two with 208 Sqn 1993. Looks like “Mindenhall” on the back of the bottom one.

Here is XX894 in August/Sept.1990. with 12 Sqn. Two of them marked at Abingdon. Top left is marked “Anniversary marks”

Wow! 447 Buccaneer photos:eek: If only you could scan and post them all!

I would love to see all six photos of XX894 so please please post them!

Thanks, Plazz

Great Work! Well Done!
Just checked the files. Have 447 Buccaneer photos. In the “XX” group, I have:
XX885; 886; 887; 889; 891; 892; 894; 895; 897; 898; 899; 900; 901.
39 different photo prints in that group. (Much higher count in the negatives, but those are not sorted, yet.)
Six of XX894.
Four are 1990 photos/12 Sqn.(one notes Anniversary Marks).
Two are 1993 photos 208 Sqn.
Any preferences, before I scan & post a couple?
or Other Buccaneers?

Absolutely fantastic Plazz!

What an amazing bit of work getting her running and operational somewhat again after a long rest! Any more videos of her for us expats that cant see her in the flesh er aluminum?:rolleyes:

Well done to everyone who has worked hard to get XX894 ground running 🙂

Just an idea but would it be possible to sell rides in the back seat when you do the taxi runs ?

Back seat rides are definitely an option that we would like promote, but we are still a long way off from that at the moment!

Plazz

A further progress report on our Buccaneer complete with video clips can be seen here:

http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=restorations&action=display&num=1166290082&start=15#1170876727

We are working on getting something ready for the open day, we just not sure what yet! I’ll keep you all posted.

Cheers, Plazz

Well done to everyone who has worked hard to get XX894 ground running 🙂

Just an idea but would it be possible to sell rides in the back seat when you do the taxi runs ?

Great work, reminds me when navy buccaneers were based at Honington. Look forward to seeing these bucc’s in action again soon.

900 isnt ours no, its owned by the airfields owner.

Good to know she will in time be running. Does the 3rd Bucc belong to you or is that someone elses?

re “the other Bucc”

544 is next on the list, basically 894 took priority so that we had a runner.
All the work carried out on 894 over the past 12 months has stood us all in good sted to put what we learnt getting 894 running to good use on 544. We know what to look for now.
Though the aircraft differ quite a lot as 544 was withdrawn from squadron use a long time before the withdrawel of 894 and the rest of the fleet and as such hasnt recieved all the MOD’s 894 has. The basics are the pretty much the same though.

Plans are already afoot for this year to finish connecting the wings back up, delayed due to the weather/winds over the past few months running up to christmas. And unfortunatly a missing piece of hydraulic pipe from the wing fold system.

So if anybody has any wing fold bits or knows someone who can make it let us know please.

A lot of time has been spent after her move checking whats missing and recovering bits from other not so fortunate Bucc’s. Most of the work done on her has been to clean her up, keep her as she was on arrival if not better and start the prep work for the lists of other jobs. Just getting a panel off after all this time can take half a day.

and optimistically we have purchased an lp starter this week for 544!
Hopefull one day 544 will be a runner aswell that is certainly the plan.

Whats the status on the other Bucc thats sitting next to this one?

certainly was a fantastic day and i noticed the other pictures of Malc gesticulating weren’t included 🙂 🙂 A lot of hard work has gone into that from you especially.

Going to be great to see her stretch her legs once more.

Lets hope its not so windy next time. I’m still cold now. And i think i’m going to have beans and sweetcorn nightmares tonight again.:)

Well done chaps, good to see all the hard work and effort was worth it in the end, still, who would have thought that the problem with the engine was a small rod!!!

I see that you have finally managed to put the website after your signature 😉

REF, XX885/G-HHAA is currently in care & maintenance, this is due mostly, to the fact that HHA were working hard on getting two Hunter’s back into Military service, expect to hear more about 885 during the course of this year.

John,

The list in short is as follows:

· Rig the throttles and adjust the idling speed on both engines.
(This will avoid asymmetric issues).
· Fix the control and protection unit for the port engine.
· Bleed the brakes and test the braking/anti-skid system.
· Replace the aileron cables to the powered flying units.
· Rig and align all flying control surfaces.
· Fix the hydraulics on the bomb bay door.
· And a list of other minor snags.

Phew, a lot more still to do yet!

Plazz

Sounds like sore and bleeding knuckles all round, will she be making any moves at this years open day?, engine runs or some slow figure of eight manouvers maybe.

Regards,

John.

Well done everyone, yet more great news from your neck of the woods

Just out of curiosity, what happened to the Buccaneer they were planning to fly in the UK, HHA’s Buccaneer I think it was?

Francis,

well done mate, superb! the long road was worth it:) congrats from the GAM lads, pass on our congrats to the rest of the lads.

In short what has to be done to get her taxiing now?, brakes, steering, MOT

John,

The list in short is as follows:

· Rig the throttles and adjust the idling speed on both engines.
(This will avoid asymmetric issues).
· Fix the control and protection unit for the port engine.
· Bleed the brakes and test the braking/anti-skid system.
· Replace the aileron cables to the powered flying units.
· Rig and align all flying control surfaces.
· Fix the hydraulics on the bomb bay door.
· And a list of other minor snags.

Phew, a lot more still to do yet!

Plazz

Fransis, well done to to all in the Bucc group from all of us in the LPG 🙂

You deserve to succeed with all the hard work thats gone in

See you soon:)