In this section, there are a number of short articles
and other links relating to the Buccaneer era.
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No 208 Squadron to fly Buccaneers
Click on the picture on the left to read the announcement in Air Clues Vol 29, No 3 (March 1975) that 208 Squadron is to reform at RAF Honington as the latest addition to the Strike Command Buccaneer Force. Seems like a good idea……!
Flight In A Buccaneer
Click on the picture on the right to open a PDF copy of an article first published in Air Pictorial in August 1980 in which reporter Malcolm English flies a 4-ship ‘Buccaneer Strike’ sortie with Squadron Leader Bob Joy (opens in a new window).
Birdstrike
Click on the picture on the left to read an article in which Terry Heyes recounts a birdstrike event in 1981 that graphically demonstrated the resilience of the Buccaneer and its crews. This article was first published in the 2014 Newsletter.
