Blackburn Buccaneer S2: North Sea
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Blackburn Buccaneer S2: North Sea
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Xw540; '25 Miles Off Wick'
Canmore ID 288615
Site Number ND95NE 8001
NGR ND
NGR Description Unlocated
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND95NE 8001 unlocated
NLO: Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as Blackburn Buccaneer S.2: date of loss cited as 22 April 1987). XW540: this aircraft of 12 sqdn [RAF] blew up and crashed into the sea 25 miles off Wick.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 30.00 W2 0.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 May 2007.
