Early Buccaneers killed test crews, suffered fatal catapult stalls, and lost engines mid-flight. Yet by 1962, the low-level strike jet entered service, earning nicknames from “Banana” to “Brick” while ...

From its 1960s carrier missions to the sands of the Gulf War, the Buccaneer proved unstoppable. Its Spey engines extended range by 80%, it destroyed ships and bridges, and later guided precision bombs ...