Blackburn Buccaneer Manual: All marks (1958-94) (Haynes Owners' Workshop Manuals)

I have always had a high regard for the Buccaneer from when I first came upon it in the pages of my 'Flight' magazine. There was something about it, the name, the distinctive shape, the concept of a anti-shipping strike aircraft, whatever. I was therefore very pleased to see that Haynes and Keith Wilson have produced what for me is possibly the definitive book on the subject. This book follows the usual pattern of well chosen, excellent, evocative and illuminating photographs of both exterior and interior viewpoints, well written and informative commentary and a lot of insights into what it was like to fly and maintain this remarkable aircraft. The book thoroughly covers the development and history of the Buccaneer from conception to retirement from active service and beyond. There is an interesting chapter on its usage by the South African Air Force. The weaponry associated with the Buccaneer is covered and includes the Martel, Pave Spike, WE177 etc. I found the chapter on the first Gulf War (Operation Granby) of particular interest, some myths are examined as well as very good descriptions of the operational activities. There are also excellent accounts of flying and navigating the Buccaneer from Sq/Ldr Phillips, Gp/Capt Finn and Flt/Lt Suckling which together give a good 'hands on' account of flying the aircraft. Other eye-witness accounts by Pete Osborn, Peter Wright-Gardner and Francis Wallace give a good introduction into maintenance. Overall this is a very good addition to the Haynes Owners' Workshop series.

This was a last minute gift for my hubby, it turned out to be one on his wish list he forgot to share 🙄

I enjoy this book a lot, like all the other titles of this series in my possession. Great detail and a great reference book for everyone who loves the Buccaneer 🏴‍☠️.I also have the 707, Tornado, DC-3, Phantom 2 and others ... these books are a joy to read and search for reference in it. You will revisit this book many times as a guide after reading it the first time.Worst every penny.

Excellent book lots of detail

Great book very interesting and lot's of photos you would find hard to see.

thankyou haynes a veritable bible of information models don;t build one without this book top class guys .service amazing quick

As usual with Haynes, this book is exceptional. A 'MUST HAVE' reference and history for any Buccaneer fan.

Many reminders of my time on build and flight test development of the Buccaneer

One of the best in my Haynes collection.Describes all aspects of the Buccaneer in a balanced way.

Libro interesante para tener algo a buen precio de este avión de aspecto especial e historia curiosa.

GOOD REFERENCE BOOK

Ausgezeichnetes Buch für Flugzeugfans und Modellbauer. Absolut Empfehlenswert!!

Ordered two of the "Hayne's" Manuals - the A-10 and the Blackburn Buccaneer. Package arrived but it onlt contained the A-10 book and Amazon had marked my order as "delivered". Uh oh! Read some of the negative reviews and they spoke of missing books and poor customer service from the seller.Well, I have to say, that my experience was very different and in a good way. I contacted InfiniteBooks by email and they responded within 48 hours. The missing book was received 2 days later.Top performance from this seller and the two books are both stuffed with information, pictures and schematics of the aircraft. Well done InfiniteBooks - you had me worried, but totally delivered!