Blackburn A-8 Buccaneer

[Devilfish]

During the Vietnam war, the US Navy's A-6 Intruder units were taking a pounding, and Grumman couldn't replace them quick enough. so the Navy turned to Britain and the Blackburn Buccaneer.

They purchased 2 Sqn's of Buccs as a stopgap until A-6 production caught up.  Named the A-8, the Buccaneer was loved by it's crew for it's low level abilities, and the punishment it could take, but they hated the "haphazard" design of the cockpit



Kit

Airfix 1/48 (new tool)

[TomZ]

Looks really good!

TomZ

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice!

[Old Wombat]

She's a Bucc! Even a USN scheme & markings can't make her look bad!   

Lovely job, mate!   

[NARSES2]

Terrific looker   

[McColm]

Well done 

[Rheged]

Superb!     An excellent choice of aircraft for the USN,  magnificently modelled.


The Fleet Air Arm would disagree with the word "haphazard"  for the cockpit design as it implies a careless attitude.  They claim that every cockpit feature was deliberately and  precisely positioned so as to be in exactly the wrong place

[su27rules]

  Nice!!

[chrisonord]

Very nice indeed 

[buzzbomb]

Well I can say Snap !

Got a Bucc in very similar scheme.. nice work   

[PR19_Kit]

Somewhere I have a USN Bucc too, but in the Blue Angels scheme. 

[Doug K]

It really suits that scheme 👏

[Weaver]

That looks good - well done.

[The Rat]

Lovely! During the Gulf War, pilots said the only thing that could replace a Buccaneer was a Buccaneer with upgraded avionics. Might have been some nostalgia involved, but it's hard to beat that assessment.

[Captain Canada]

Gorgeous! Thatlooks so right. Excellent job on the finish as well.