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The buccaneer’s strange looks and brutal effectiveness

Designed around a massive rotating bomb bay and optimized for low-level nuclear strike, the Buccaneer sacrificed elegance for ...
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20 Feet Above the Desert: The Buccaneer Jet That Outflew Every Fighter at Red Flag

In 1977, the Blackburn Buccaneer, an aircraft built from a block of steel, took the USAF by surprise at the Red Flag exercises in Nevada. Flying at speeds up to 580 knots and just 20 feet above the ...