Navy Attack Aircraft Fires Up Engines At Military Museum

The Yorkshire Air Museum has unveiled the third 'Blackburn Buccaneer' to be added to its collection.

The strike and reconnaissance aircraft has had an extensive repaint, which took it back to its original livery as a Royal Navy prototype.

To spectators' delight, the Buccaneer fired up her two mighty Rolls Royce engines and showed off her control surface display – seemingly waving at them.

With a payload of 16,000lbs comprised of conventional bombs or in the case of the maritime variant, anti-ship missiles, the nuclear-capable aircraft came to be highly regarded as a stable, low-level strike platform.

Its unique wing surface creates a cushion of air below it, enabling it to fly easily at extremely low heights of 50 or 60 feet.

Several members of the crowd had a special connection with the plane, which was built just down the road from the museum.

It'll now prepare to take part in Sunday's "Thunder Day".

The event, which sees the engines of some the live aircraft started up, will also mark the 53rd anniversary of the Buccaneer's first flight.