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20 Feet Above the Desert: The Buccaneer Jet That Outflew Every Fighter at Red Flag

In 1977, the Blackburn Buccaneer, an aircraft built from a block of steel, took the USAF by surprise at the Red Flag exercises in Nevada. Flying at speeds up to 580 knots and just 20 feet above the ...
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550 Knots at 20 Feet, 3 Variants, 1 Grounding: The Buccaneer That Redefined Low-Level Strike

South Africa’s Buccaneers introduced RATO boosters, long-range maritime patrols, and combat operations over Angola, while ...