Manufacturer:
Blackburn
Type / Model:
Buccaneer
Registration:
XK489
Colour Scheme:
UK - Royal Navy
Photographer:
ATI Collection
Date Taken:
01/09/1960
Image ID:
#144105
High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
4242 x 2827
Image Description:
Blackburn Buccaneer NA.39 Prototype XK489 was the 4th development aircraft of initial batch of 20. First fully navalised aircraft with folding wings & nose, arrester hook, etc. for carrier landings. XK489 is seen here at the 'SBAC Show' Farnborough in September 1960 together with Bristol 192 Belvedere HC1 XG452. The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994.

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