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Ogre	28th Apr 2018 02:21

Buccaneer 60th

With Monday being the 60th Anniversary of the first flight of NA39, which went on to be the Buccaneer, there are a couple of events at Bruntingthorpe on Saturday and Elvington on Sunday featuring the Banana jet which would be fun for those interested.

I have been led to believe tickets my need to be be pre-booked, if so this is probably too late notice now. I don't have all the details to hand (not being in the country currently) but I'm sure Google would assist.

skua	28th Apr 2018 08:24

I understand the taxi runs are at 1400 local....

dctyke

30th Apr 2018 11:54

Buccaneer

At 1257 exactly 60 years ago the first prototype left the runway!

Wander00

30th Apr 2018 18:09

Cue Vangelis track.......which my sons bought me for my 74th birthday a couple of months back

LOMCEVAK

30th Apr 2018 19:57

I remember well the 30th anniversary celebrations at Lossie in 1988! At least we were still flying them then. Great event. How time flies.

yorky66

1st May 2018 20:27

As a teenager I used to bike from my home in York to watch the prototype NA 39s testing at Holme on Spalding Moor....looking great in their blue and white schemes
If the attachment works here's a shot of XK486 engine testing on 23rd Feb 1959

by https://www.flickr.com/photos/47285512@N06/, on Flickr

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