ID anyone? - 1 attachment

[Justin Case[_3_]]

Just wonderin' if anyone had an idea *when* this might
have been taken... Craft ID would be nice too, since I
dunno much about Brit stuff :-)

[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-04-20 22:29:50 -0700, Justin Case said:

> Just wonderin' if anyone had an idea *when* this might
> have been taken... Craft ID would be nice too, since I
> dunno much about Brit stuff :-)
>
>
> <image>

It looks all Buccaneer S2 to me.
< http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/decals/ma/images/ma_72177_p.jpg >

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Regards,

Savageduck

[Justin Case[_3_]]

"Dave Kearton" > wrote in
:


> You should really try Googling first, a truckload of fascinating info
> in this particular airframe - after 30 seconds work.


Sorry, but there's not a lot of info showing up in
this photo to translate into a google search.

I am qualified to note these keywords:

Jet aircraft, possibly British
black & white photo
multiple wing-fired rockets
clouds

Those helped with a return of over 90k hits.

[Frogdog]

On 21 Apr 2011 16:43:39 GMT, Justin Case > wrote:

>"Dave Kearton" > wrote in
:
>
>
>> You should really try Googling first, a truckload of fascinating info
>> in this particular airframe - after 30 seconds work.
>
>
>Sorry, but there's not a lot of info showing up in
>this photo to translate into a google search.
>
>I am qualified to note these keywords:
>
>Jet aircraft, possibly British
>black & white photo
>multiple wing-fired rockets
>clouds
>
>Those helped with a return of over 90k hits.


I ran a search for "buccaneer XN981" (that appears to be the obvious
number on the wings) and received 1230 hits on Google including the
historical overview below:

http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XN981_files/0_S2_XN981.html

Frogdog has left the building

[Justin Case[_3_]]

"tony.anquetil" > wrote in
. fr:

> This plane is a Blackburn Bucaneer. It was the main attack aircraft
> aboard the conventionnal carrier of the Royal Navy.
>
> When the last carrier was scrapped, they were transferred to RAF. In
> case of a war against the Warsaw pact, they would have carried
> anti-ship missions with the Sea Eagle missile. The 1991 Gulf war might
> be its last deployment.

Thanks very much. Was much easier for me to see your typing than the number
on the picture (my eyes, not the monitor's fault).

>
> I apologize for my English. May you correct the sentences?
>

Never apologize for that! You should hear/see how the majority of us Yanks
dork the language... Government education don't you know.

[Sojourner]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:09:59 +0200, "tony.anquetil"
> wrote:
>
>I apologize for my English. May you correct the sentences?
>
Your English is far, far better than my schoolboy-grade French, so you
really have no need to worry. 8-)

UK English uses "apologise"; "apologize" is American English.

>This plane is a Blackburn Bucaneer. It was the main attack aircraft aboard
>the conventionnal carrier of the Royal Navy.

conventional

I remember first seeing the Buccaneer at a Farnborough air show. I
think it was referred to as the NA.39 in those days. Nice and loud
using reheat when accelerating fast, though the Lightning and Vulcan,
in their different ways, never disappointed either.

Sojourner

[Sojourner]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:09:59 +0200, "tony.anquetil"
> wrote:

>This plane is a Blackburn Bucaneer. It was the main attack aircraft aboard
>the conventionnal carrier of the Royal Navy.
>
>When the last carrier was scrapped, they were transferred to RAF. In case of
>a war against the Warsaw pact, they would have carried anti-ship missions
>with the Sea Eagle missile. The 1991 Gulf war might be its last deployment.
>
>I apologize for my English. May you correct the sentences?
>
Another thought. If you haven't done so already, take a look on
Youtube. There are several Buccaneer shots there.

Sojourner