Buccaneer XX894 at Bruntingthorpe

Well what can i say, there are a lot of Chris’. Thanks im looking forward to it 😀

Got a feeling that your confusing me with someone! My Dad is the one and only firefighter for the Buccaneer! Im the 15 year old that stands about looking good. 😎 I was at the open day carrying the fire extinguisher/ladders and bits.

Ah! Right, that makes perfect sense now! The other Chris must still be in Canada where we left him then!
No problem, we will have to give you the full cockpit tour next time you visit!

Chris your back:eek:

Got a feeling that your confusing me with someone! My Dad is the one and only firefighter for the Buccaneer! Im the 15 year old that stands about looking good. 😎 I was at the open day carrying the fire extinguisher/ladders and bits.

Very nice video, not seen the inside of the front before 😀 Chris

Chris your back 😮
The front is much the same as the back but with a bit more going on :diablo:

Very nice video, not seen the inside of the front before 😀 Chris

Excellent thanks for posting that!
So my flight sim isn’t that far out then!

Great stuff!
Gives me a taster of what it is like in the cockpit of such an iconic aircraft!
Love it:)

thanks for that 🙂 i miss Lossiemouth, one of the better stations ive been too

I took these of of XW530 at Elgin in September last year…

Grand sight, up here in North Scotland we only see the static inert Bucc at the garage in Elgin. .

Ahhh the Lossiemouth Bucc 🙂 2003 when i saw that and wanted it…anyone got any pics of it?

Grand sight, up here in North Scotland we only see the static inert Bucc at the garage in Elgin.

What your project and others nearby highlight is the cost which I used to take for granted when in the RAF.Because it was not directly out of my pocket I just took all the activity for granted but at least I had an interest in the aircraft unlike the majority of servicemen.

So thanks for all the effort in keeping these aircraft alive.

Theoretically yes she could still fly!
XX894 has been sympathetically restored to ground taxiing status using only genuine spares from other Buccaneers. Forgetting for the moment that we have no zero hour engines with paperwork, the biggest issue is with the fuel system. When we got our hands on her the fuel system leaked like a sieve. It wasn’t the pipe work joints, but the pipe work itself. It had the equivalent of tin rot! As soon as one leak was fixed another one would appear (and they weren’t small leaks either)!!
Now XX894 has a modified fuel system which only uses the first four (out of eight) fuselage tanks. This modification alone would preclude any hope of her climbing in to the skies again.
However, nothing is impossible. With a huge amount of disposable cash, OEM backing and CAA approval then flight could perhaps one day be achieved!

Plazz

She looks in fabulous knick a real credit to the guys working on her.

The one question is could she still fly? (ignoring the CAA red tape of course)

curlyboy

Lovely photos Keith! Thanks for posting!

As for being ready to fly Peter…if only! She’s a lot nearer now though than she’s ever been in since leaving the RAF!

Here is some video taken on the very same day as Keith’s photos…

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/plazzdaman/XX894%20Videos/?action=view&current=XX894Run.flv

Plazz

Nice photo’s Keith! She looks ready to fly!!

XX894 … Bruntingthorpe … last week … enjoy ! Keith.

She looks fantastic Plazz thanks for posting!