- The Federation of American Scientists Buccaneer
The Buccaneer is a twoseater that was originally produced for carrierbased duty with a lowlevel strike and attack capability. Following the Suez operation in 1956 the Fleet Air Arm was on the threshold of another new era with more powerful strike and ... http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/buccaneer.htm
| | - The Thunder And Lightnings
July 1953 saw the issuing of Naval Staff Requirement NA.39 later M.148T, calling for a carrierborne strike aircraft with a large range capable of carrying a nuclear weapon under enemy radar cover and striking enemy shipping or ports. Blackburn Aircra ... http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/buccaneer/index.php
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