HAWKER SIDDELEY BUCCANEER

Number 412, doing duty as a gateguard at Waterkloof, photographed in 1997.

Number 416, photographed at Ysterplaat in 1999. This airframe is currently on loan to ThunderCity.

The first Buccaneer S Mk2 flew in 1963. Powered by two Rolls Royce RB.168-1A Spey Mk 101 turbofans of 5035 kg thrust and generating a top speed of 1038 k/mh. The range was 3700 km.

The wingspan is 13.4 metres, height is 4.95 metres and length is 19.33 metres.