Bucs and Black Buck

[TEEEJ]

Originally Posted by AndySmith

Thanks TEEEJ.

There seems to be something amiss then, as the Yorkshire Aircraft Museum seem to think that their Bucc, XX901, was part of the detatchment.

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B - Yorkshire Air Museum

No problem, Andy.

I had a further search and found the airborne spare Buccaneer - XW547. Perhaps XX901 was a spare and remained at Ascension?

3 Mar 83 Flew to RAF Ascension from Lossiemouth with Buccaneers XV353 and XV868, in company with Victor tankers and Nimrod SAR, as part of Operation ‘Corporate’, as a spare aircraft. Flight time 10 hours, the longest
ever RN/RAF Buccaneer flight. XV353 and XV868 flew on to Ascension on 5 March 1983, with XW547 as airborne spare. XW547 returned to Ascension, then flew back to Lossiemouth on 7 March 1983 in company with a Victor tanker and Nimrod SAR.

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documen...S.2B-XW547.pdf

I've contacted the Yorkshire Air Museum and passed on the info.