andrewman
September 25, 2006 at 12:58 pm

The last flying Buccaneer S1

Does anyone the serial number of the last Buccaneer S1 to fly and also the date of the final Buccaneer S1 flight ?

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By: andrewman - 27th September 2006 at 12:01

Thanks for the info.

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By: pogno - 25th September 2006 at 18:02

The last working S1 I can find was XN968 which crashed 25/2/72 5 miles from Lossiemouth while with 736 NAS. Although 736 NAS had used alot of the S1’s as they were retired from carrier use and some may have gone on later.
The S1 XN923 now at Charlwood museum was used up to 73/74 by A&AEE and RAE.
Several NA39’s carried on longer on trials XK527 to 1991 and XK526 to 1980.

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By: Transall - 25th September 2006 at 13:17

Hi,

I believe the S1 was retired from service after the crash near Lossiemouth on the 8th of December 1970.
I don’t know if any S1’s flew after that.
The crash was fatal for one crewmember because a shard of canopy glass jammed his seat separation mechanism. The other crewmember ejected safely.

Cheers, Transall.