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Blackburn/BAE Buccaneer Owners' Workshop Manual: All marks (1958-94) - Insights into the design, operation and preservation of the iconic Cold War carrier-borne and overland strike jet (Haynes Manuals) (Hardcover)

Blackburn/BAE Buccaneer Owners' Workshop Manual: All marks (1958-94) - Insights into the design, operation and preservation of the iconic Cold War carrier-borne and overland strike jet (Haynes Manuals) By Keith Wilson Cover Image
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Born in the 1950s when the Cold War was rapidly escalating, the subsonic Blackburn Buccaneer was designed as a carrier-borne strike aircraft, which eventually went on to serve both the Royal Navy and the RAF. The Buccaneer entered service with the Royal Navy in 1962 and was capable of operating from aircraft carriers to deliver nuclear weapons as well as conventional ordnance for anti-shipping strikes against Soviet warships in the North Sea area. With changes in Britain’s defense strategy and a reduction in the number of its aircraft carriers, the Navy transferred its Buccaneers to the RAF in 1969 where they were used in the overland role and they went on to see combat action in the first Gulf War of 1991. The last Buccaneers were retired from RAF service in 1994.

About the Author


Air-to-air photographer and aerospace journalist Keith Wilson is the author of Red Arrows in Camera (2012)and RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in Camera (2013), RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Manual (2014), Avro Shackleton Manual (2015) and Handley Page Victor Manual for Haynes. He lives in Cambridgeshire.



Product Details
ISBN: 9781785211164
ISBN-10: 1785211161
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Publication Date: September 11th, 2018
Pages: 192
Language: English
Series: Haynes Manuals