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    Airframe Family: Blackburn Buccaneer
    Latest Model:Buccaneer S.2B
    Last Military Serial:XV865 RAF
    Compressed ID:Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B sn XV865 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Buccaneer S.2B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV865.

    To Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    10 July 1971


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Buccaneer S.2 of 736 Squadron at the 1971 RNAS Lossiemouth Airshow.

    31 July 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Buccaneer S.2 of 809 Squadron in action at the 1974 RNAS Culdrose Open Day.

    1 September 1984


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 208 Squadron on display at the 1984 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    From 7 January 1986 to 20 January 1986

    Attended Tactical Leadership Programme at Jever Air Base, Germany.

    12 July 1988


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Buccaneer S.2B of 208 Squadron awaiting clearance to join the active runway at RAF Lossiemouth in the Summer of 1988.

    26 January 1994

    Transferred to RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.

    17 July 2000


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: XV865 before being repainted at Duxford, UK

    New serial number assigned: 9226M RAF
    Used as for fire/crash rescue training at Coningsby.

    29 June 2011


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup
    Notes: On display at IWM Duxford. XV865 was formerly used by the Royal Navy from 1968 to 1978, then transferred to the RAF, serving with No. 208 Sqn.
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