Blackburn Buccaneer - Survivor XN967
S.1 XN967 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk
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Buccaneer S.1 XN967 at City of Norwich Aviation Museum, 3rd December 2022; Jake Wallace
XN967 was one of the first batches of S.1s produced, entering service with 809 NAS at RNAS Lossiemouth in October 1963. By March 1965 she had been transferred to 736 NAS, and by 1970 was with NASU, still at Lossiemouth.
After retirement, she was put on display at the Flambards Theme Park at Helston in Cornwall. After several years on display, in 1995 she was sold and scrapped, with the nose section being put to one side. The cockpit of XN967 was stored for some time at the Muckleburgh Collection, one of the country's premier armored vehicle collections. Here she suffered somewhat due to a life being outdoors for many years and was looking a little sad. The nose section was later acquired by Mick Jennings at RAF Coltishall, who added it to his collection of cockpits, and his team lost no time in stripping and repainting her while. Many of the empty holes in the cockpit were filled, including the rear ejection seat. Unfortunately, she is still missing an engine instrument panel. The team did an outstanding job on her repaint which still looks smart and shiny to this day!
With the closure of RAF Coltishall in 2006, the nose moved to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum, where she spent a short time outside until a purpose-built hangar was erected where several of the cockpits could be placed on display.
After retirement, she was put on display at the Flambards Theme Park at Helston in Cornwall. After several years on display, in 1995 she was sold and scrapped, with the nose section being put to one side. The cockpit of XN967 was stored for some time at the Muckleburgh Collection, one of the country's premier armored vehicle collections. Here she suffered somewhat due to a life being outdoors for many years and was looking a little sad. The nose section was later acquired by Mick Jennings at RAF Coltishall, who added it to his collection of cockpits, and his team lost no time in stripping and repainting her while. Many of the empty holes in the cockpit were filled, including the rear ejection seat. Unfortunately, she is still missing an engine instrument panel. The team did an outstanding job on her repaint which still looks smart and shiny to this day!
With the closure of RAF Coltishall in 2006, the nose moved to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum, where she spent a short time outside until a purpose-built hangar was erected where several of the cockpits could be placed on display.
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