Back in 1968/9, Wyton's runways were being resurfaced and we were detached to Honington for a few months, the banana bomber O.C.U. and 12 Sqd.were in residence. We were inside one of our aeroplanes on the huge A.S.P. when we heard this Buccaneer, very low and very loud, so all rushed outside to watch. Beautiful late summer afternoon, and said Bucc. was flying a circle at about 200ft, very fast, almost looked to us to be in a vertical bank, and keeping well within the airfield boundary, went over us a couple of times, then dropped the gear, hook, opened the bomb doors, and proceeded to circle in the opposite direction, now not only low but very slow, also LOUD.After about three or four circuits he cleaned up as he got over us and teardropped for what appeared to be a downwind left, climbing slightly he derry turned and exited on to the runway heading at about two miles, we saw the exhaust blacken as he opened up then started dropping, he came past us going like the proverbial bat out of hell, pulled up and must have done 4 or 5 vertical rolls, pulled the power at god knows what height then dropped into the circuit and landed,he taxied past us as we all clapped like mad, don't know who had the biggest grin, him or us. The general concensus of opinion was that if he had put his gear down on the final run then he would have risen 5 feet! Whoever you were,thankyou
regards Dinsdale