Buccaneer Boys
True tales by those who flew the last all-
Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork
ISBN-
223 pages
Colour and Black & White photographs
Hardback
‘Buccaneer Boys’, written by the Naval Eight / 208 Squadron Association’s own Historian, Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, is an outstanding anthology of some 26 accounts by those who flew the iconic Buccaneer with the Fleet Air Arm, the South African Air Force, the Royal Air Force and, of course, with 208 Squadron.
The introduction into service is fully described, and there are chapters devoted to flying from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers. The aircraft’s stunning successes at Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises flown in North America, which took the USAF hierarchy by storm, are covered in detail. The introduction of new air-
Chapters specifically relating to 208 Squadron include ‘The Buccaneer – A Way of Life’ by Graham Pitchfork; ‘Red Flag’ by David Wilby; ‘The Buccaneer in its Element’ by Rob Wright; ‘Operation Granby – Precision Bombing’ by Bill Cope; ‘Pushing the Bucc to its Limits’ by Benny Benson; and ‘Reflections’ by Graham Smart and Graham Pitchfork.
This lavishly-
Published by
Grub Street
4 Rainham Close
London
SW11 6SS
1st printing 2013
Reprinted 2014