The RAF’s first squadron to operate the Buccaneer was No.12 Squadron, formed at RAF Honington on 1 October 1969. XW530, a new-build Buccaneer S.2B from 1970, featured a fuel tank in place of the bomb bay and could carry Martel anti-ship missiles. It served with No.12 Squadron until their move to Lossiemouth in 1980, later taking part in the 1991 Gulf War before the Buccaneer was retired in December 1993, replaced by the Tornado GR.1.
The RAF’s first squadron to operate the Buccaneer was No.12 Squadron, formed at RAF Honington on 1 October 1969. XW530, a new-build Buccaneer S.2B from 1970, featured a fuel tank in place of the bomb bay and could carry Martel anti-ship missiles. It served with No.12 Squadron until their move to Lossiemouth in 1980, later taking part in the 1991 Gulf War before the Buccaneer was retired in December 1993, replaced by the Tornado GR.1.
The RAF’s first squadron to operate the Buccaneer was No.12 Squadron, formed at RAF Honington on 1 October 1969. XW530, a new-build Buccaneer S.2B from 1970, featured a fuel tank in place of the bomb bay and could carry Martel anti-ship missiles. It served with No.12 Squadron until their move to Lossiemouth in 1980, later taking part in the 1991 Gulf War before the Buccaneer was retired in December 1993, replaced by the Tornado GR.1.
