Assembly model 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C Airfix 06021

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C Airfix 06021 aircraft model

Blackburn/Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer - a British jet attack aircraft with an average wing arrangement. The drive was provided by two Rolls-Royce Spey engines. The flight of the prototype took place in 1958. During serial production, which lasted from 1958 to 1977, 211 copies of this aircraft were produced. Armament amounted to 7257 kg of bombs or rockets.

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In In 1953, the Royal Navy announced the need for a new air jet attack aircraft capable of flying at low altitudes and capable of carrying tactical nuclear warheads. Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. successfully responded to this demand by designing the Buccaneer car. It turned out to be a very successful aircraft that fully met the expectations of the Royal Navy, with a fantastic cargo capacity, good flight parameters and pilots who loved it for its good aerobatic qualities and low failure rate. In the course of serial production, which began in 1958, several experimental versions were created. The S Mk.1 was the first serially produced. In 1964, the S Mk.2 version was put into production, which differed from the previous new, more powerful version of the Spey engine and a redesigned chassis. Shortly after, the S Mk.2A version appeared, with newer avionics and larger fuel tanks. A version of the S Mk.2B adapted for Martel missiles was also developed. Buccaneer aircraft served mainly on four British aircraft carriers: HMS Victorious, HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes and HMS Ark Royal, as well as from land bases in Great Britain. These machines were used in combat operations during Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991. The only foreign recipient of this successful aircraft was South Africa.

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