Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A XW547

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A XW547

  • Aircraft built by Hawker Siddeley at Brough in October 1972
  • Assigned to No. 15 Squadron at RAF Laarbruch in Germany
  • Subsequently transferred between a number of RAF Squadrons
  • Given a major overhaul in July 1986
  • Aircraft avionics updated in September 1987 by British Aerospace
  • Participated in "Operation Granby" during the first Gulf War in January 1991, flying eleven missions
  • Aircraft placed in storage at RAF Shawbury in 1991
  • Transferred to RAF Museum Cosford in January 1993 and subsequently moved to Hendon
  • Displayed in her pink desert camouflage paint scheme, applied for her Gulf war service
  • Displayed as part of the Bomber Hall Collection alongside Panavia Tornado GR1A ZA457
ManufacturerBlackburn Aircraft Limited (United Kingdom)
Aircraft typeMilitary tactical strike aircraft
Length 63ft 5in
Wingspan 44ft 0in
Height 16ft 3in
Weight 30,000lb (empty)/62,000lb (loaded)
Speed 645 mph
Ceiling height 40,000ft
Engines2x Rolls-Royce Spey Mk 101 turbofan producing 11,100lb thrust
Range 2,000 miles
Crew2 crew