Buccaneer on the move

XW530 today;

Moray-20140309-00653 by martinperry77, on Flickr

XV864 has pretty much been gutted for parts by sundry Buccaneer groups ! There would be little point taking her anywhere!

Some Buccaneers that need some loving and care I wish all would go to Bruntingthorpe so they can be looked after ;-

XN981 S.2B Morris Leslie (stored, dismantled), Errol, Scotland
XV359 S.2B Andrew Landon, Topsham, Exeter, Devon
XV863 S.2B Privately owned (for sale), Weston Aerodrome, Dublin, Eire
XV864 S.2B Defence Fire Training and Development Centre (crash rescue training), Manston Airport, Kent
XX897 S.2B Atlantic AirVenture, Shannon, Clare, Eire
ZU-AVI (ex XW988) S.2B Thunder City (airworthy, for sale), Cape Town, South Africa
ZU-BCR (ex XW987) S.2B Privately owned (airworthy), Cape Town, South Africa
ZU-NIP (ex XW986) S.2B Ian Pringle (airworthy, for sale), Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa

luckily enough, the three sections, XT280, XX888 & XV161, all found new ownership,

Hi all, to revive this old topic: what happened to XV161? I know XT280 went to the museum of Dumfries and Galloway and XX888 is privately owned in Barnstaple, but for XV161 I only have “to Wales?”.
Many thanks in advance!

Patrick Dirksen
Tristar Aviation

Sighted on the M57 early evening Wednesday 22nd – a logical route into Liverpool Docks.

Reported on the North West Air News forum.
http://www.derbosoft.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=local&thread=10336&page=1

Saw it on the truck on A34 around 11:30 just North of Oxford.

It would have been easier to fly it there.:diablo:

I wonder if they bought any Venoms as well!?

The Venoms and Buccaneer incidentally were (are) owned by a scrappie just outside Bournemouth airport.

Bruce

re;

if he has, good bloke

The owner of this one was an Irish chap so I guess he cut the locals a better deal? I cant see a museum paying £30,000 for it and then paying to move it all that way.

On the other hand it could be a long term loan deal? Must be cheaper than paying the fees to Bournemouth International airport.

re;

would have been closer if they had bought the one that is at risk where the Cat was?

Apparently the Buccaneer left Hurn shortly after 0600 Hrs..

She will be on the way back to the docks in a few hours.

Both wings and nose cone off. Truck was alongside this morning ready for loading. No sign of the crane yet. But should be on it way to the docks soon.

Was this not the one being redone to fly??

Quicksinker has sunk then???

A few years ago there was a dealer in Birtley, Tyne and Wear who had 3 Bucc cockpit sections, and a large industrial unit FULL to the brim of boxed Bucc spares including a couple of brand new canopies. I had a rummage around (with the owners consent) and there was all kinds there, from tyre valves to instrumentation, to engine bits and panels. The dealer is no longer there and I don’t recall the name. The cockpits were exposed to the weather and didn’t stay there very long. The stuff is out there to have a Bucc RTF. HHA’s would be the most likely candidate in the uK though.

Salvair, an operation run by Les Richards, Les was forced to close due to H&S, luckily enough, the three sections, XT280, XX888 & XV161, all found new ownership, as did all of the parts, we took a batch, HHA had a fair amount and Thunder City cleared what was left.

Where on earth would you find enough spares to enable another RTF status Buccaneer, would be my main question.

A few years ago there was a dealer in Birtley, Tyne and Wear who had 3 Bucc cockpit sections, and a large industrial unit FULL to the brim of boxed Bucc spares including a couple of brand new canopies. I had a rummage around (with the owners consent) and there was all kinds there, from tyre valves to instrumentation, to engine bits and panels. The dealer is no longer there and I don’t recall the name. The cockpits were exposed to the weather and didn’t stay there very long. The stuff is out there to have a Bucc RTF. HHA’s would be the most likely candidate in the uK though.

Where on earth would you find enough spares to enable another RTF status Buccaneer, would be my main question.

I dont know much about Buccs other than theyre the best bird Blackburn ever built and Ive got one on me ceiling (1:72 LoL) are u saying u think theres only enough spares for 1 flying Bucc in the UK? :confused: Bex

if you bought one with a view to flight restoration.

Where on earth would you find enough spares to enable another RTF status Buccaneer, would be my main question.