Revell 04902 Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk2B Plastic Kit 1/72
Revell 1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk2B 04902
Historical kit (ex Matchbox)
- Textured Surfaces
- 2 pilot figures
- Landing gear optionally extended or retracted
- In-flight refuelling probe
- Authentic decal set for follwing version:
- HS Buccaneer S Mk.2, XW533 A, Miss Jolly Roger/Fiona , 208th Squadron, RAF, OP Granby -Desert Storm, Muharraq AB, Bahrain, March 1991
Glue and paints are required to assemble and complete the model (not included)
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The Buccaneer was one of the Royal Navy's carrier-based ground attack aircraft. The aircraft was initially intended to be a nuclear bomber but from 1970 was also put into service by the RAF in the S Mk.2B version with an enlarged bomb-bay containing an additional fuel tank and air-to-surface missiles as weapons. During the 1991 Gulf War, 12 Buccaneers from Scotland were transferred to the Allied base in Muharraq, Bahrain and deployed into Iraq for laser-based target marking for remotely controlled bombs.