Originally Posted by
typerated
By the early 70s the RAF could have been:
Think what the Germans did with the F-4, and a Buccaneer Mk3 with essentially Tornado avionics
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I understand that a Buccaneer flew with Tornado Avionics as a test bed. As a weapons platform it was more capable then the Tornado particularly with a full load I believe. As soon as the avionics trial concluded it was destroyed to prevent any more embarrassing evidence being gathered. Apparently.