Airfix 1/48 Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C/D Fighter Scaled Plastic Model Kit

Designed to have exceptional low-altitude performance, the Blackburn Buccaneer was one of the most capable aircraft of its kind. A triumph for Britain's aviation industry, the subsonic strike jet is the heaviest aircraft ever operated by the Royal Navy on an aircraft carrier.

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C/D

A mighty naval strike aircraft which can trace its origins back to Britain's response to a massive naval expansion programme by the Soviet Navy in the 1950s and the introduction of their Sverdlov Class Cruisers, the Blackburn Buccaneer was designed to have exceptional low altitude performance and the ability to effectively neutralise this new naval threat. Required to operate from the relatively confined space aboard one of Britain's aircraft carriers, this subsonic strike jet was the most capable aircraft of its kind in the world and a real triumph for Britain's aviation industry - it also happened to be the heaviest aircraft ever operated by the Royal Navy.

The Buccaneers of No.800 Naval Air Squadron were famously involved in the destruction of the stricken oil tanker Torrey Canyon, off Land's End in March 1967, as the government attempted to avert an environmental catastrophe by breaking open the vessel and burning its flammable cargo. Operating from RAF Brawdy, eight Buccaneers from No.800 NAS dropped 42,000 lbs of high explosive bombs on the tanker, achieving an impressive 75% success rate.

• 1/48 scale model
• Highly detailed cockpit, engine panel & opening air-brake
• Intake Covers & Crew Access Ladders
• 280mm Wingspan
• Includes 4 decal schemes:
1. Blackburn Buccaneer S.2D No. 809 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Ark Royal, August 1978. (A)
2. Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C No. 801 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Hermes, 1969. (B)
3. Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C No. 809 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth, Scotland, 1970. (C)
4. Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C No. 803 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth, Scotland, 1969. (D)

• Scale: 1/48
• Type: Static Aircraft Model
• Length: 40.2cm (15.82")
• Height: 10.31cm (4.059")
• Width: 28cm (11.02")
• Wingspan: 280mm (11.02")
• Pieces: 288Pcs
• Schemes: 4
• Skill Level: 3

• Paints & Brushes
• Modelling Glue such as Revell Contacta Professional Glue 25g
• Tweezers, Scissors & Modelling Knives