Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B

US DoD, D. Cornelius, USN

A Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B of No. 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Performing a touch and go landing at the U.S. Navy Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, California (USA), during an air show of USN test and evaluation squadron VX-5 on 16 September 1981.

Keywords: Blackburn, Hawker, Siddeley, Buccaneer

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