Blackburn Buccaneer S2B #2
by Tim Beach
Title
Blackburn Buccaneer S2B #2
Artist
Tim Beach
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
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Taken at the Open Day at RAF Manston on 15th July 1990, XV163 from 237 OCU is captured with everything hanging down during its display. This particular jet is ex-Fleet Air Arm having been delivered to the Royal Navy in 1966. It was transferred to the RAF in 1974 serving until 1992 when it was put in store at RAF Shawbury. Sadly, it was scrapped in 1994. However, the nose section was saved and is on display at a museum in the Netherlands. A scan from a Kodachrome 64 slide taken using a Pentax SFXn 35mm camera fitted with a manual focus Sigma 400mm prime lens.
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February 22nd, 2024
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