The Buccaneer, designed as a naval attack aircraft, flew off Britain's conventional carriers from 1962 until the last of that class was retired in 1978. It provided the backbone of Royal Navy strike operations, including nuclear strike. Built by Blackburn Aircraft (later, Hawker Siddeley), the Buccaneer eventually found a home in the Royal Air Force, where it turned in a creditable combat performance in the Gulf War.
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