February 1970
Some of the ships’ aircraft operated from RAF Luqa during her stay. Double asterisks (**) denotes an aircraft logged at the airport.
| AIRCRAFT |
SERIAL |
SQUADRON |
NOTES |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XT275/235/H ** |
801 |
D/D 29/7/65 to RN. Converted to S Mk 2A standard and issued to No 208 Sqn in 11/74. Returned to BAe at Bitteswell in the summer of 1978 for mod to S Mk 2B standard then passed to No 15 Sqn on 26/9/78 before finding itself one of the more fatigued airframes and placed in store with No 19 MU St Athan in 8/81. Transferred to long-term storage with No 27 MU Shawbury by 11/83. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV162/232/H ** |
801 |
D/D 21/9/66 to RN and with No 12 Sqn at its formation but lost off Bridlington on 13/6/72. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV168/231/H |
801 |
D/D 13/12/66 to RN and delivered to No 12 Sqn as one of its original airframes in 1969 with which it served until 8/85 when it passed to No 208 Sqn's charge. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV332/233/H ** |
801 |
D/D 16/1/67 to RN and to No 12 Sqn as one of its original airframes in 1969. With No 237 OCU 10/72-10/73 before again returning to No 12 Sqn charge by 2/75. However, passed back to RN and 809 Sqn until squadron's demise on 4/12/78, when in company with the other 13 aircraft flew to RAF St Athan for rework and handing over to the RAF. Issued to No 216 Sqn in 1/80 but was back with No 12 Sqn by 1/81 eventually proceeding to No 208 in 2/84. Following a major overhaul at St Athan in late 1986 the airframe was delivered to No 237 OCU in 2/87. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV333/234/H ** |
801 |
D/D 27/1/67 to RN and first noted in RAF service unmarked with No 12 Sqn in 3/72. Handed on to No 237 OCU in 1/73 and subsequently to No 12 in 7/73, No 15 in 5/74 and back to RN before once again serving with No 15 in 9/79. At the deactivation of No 15 Sqn as a Buccaneer squadron the airframe was placed in short-term store at St Athan before issue to No 12 Sqn in 10/1/81. Served with No 12 until at least 11/1/85 when as part of Sea Eagle update programme it was transferred to No 208 Sqn, first being noted as such in 5/86. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV334/230/H |
801 |
D/D 6/2/67 to RN and was delivered to RAF charge from Sydenham on 7/12/72 and issued to No 12 Sqn. It was then taken out of service and despatched to BAe at Brough on 9/12/73 for mod to S2B standard. Returned to No 12 Sqn charge by 6/75 and went on to serve alternately with No 12 Sqn and No 237 OCU until transfer to No 15 at Laarbruch in 1/79. Airframe returned to St Athan store in 1/81 and resides in long-term store with No 27 MU at RAF Shawbury. |
| B. Buccaneer S.2 |
XV338/236/H ** |
801 |
D/D 29/3/67 to RN and first noted on RAF charge with No 12 Sqn in 8/73. Passed to No 237 OCU by 2/75 until dismantled at Honington for roading to RAF St Athan in 1/81 where it was declared surplus and broken up for spares with the cockpit section being returned to Honington as 8774M on 7/2/83. |
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ490/245/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ491/250/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ518/253/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ526/255/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ571/242/H ** |
893 |
Seen at RAF Luqa on 16.02.72. |
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XJ578/244/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XN688/251/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XN691/247/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XN692/247/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XN702/254/H ** |
893 |
|
| DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
XP920/252/H |
893 |
|
| F. Gannet AEW.3 |
XL454/261/H **, XL456/260/H **, XP227/263/H ** |
849 “A” flight. |
|
| F. Gannet COD.4 |
XA454/264/H ** |
849 “A” flight. |
|
| W. Wessex HAS.1 |
XS877/265/H ** |
SAR flight. |
|
| W. Wessex HAS.3 |
XP139/272/H ** |
814 |
|
| W. Wessex HAS.3 |
X_923/271/H ** |
814 |
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