The Matchbox S2 Jet was a favorite of mine when I was younger. I remember getting the blue and white version for Christmas back in the early 80's, maybe 1981?
Going through some variations and decided to give it a look up on Wikipedia. Below is a copy from the chapter.
"The Blackburn Buccaneer originated in the early 1950s as a design for a carrier-borne attack aircraft able to carry a nuclear bomb below radar coverage. It was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft that served with the Royal Navy (RN) and later the Royal Air Force (RAF), retiring from service in 1994. Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when Blackburn became a part of the Hawker Siddeley group.
The Royal Navy originally procured the Buccaneer as a naval strike aircraft capable of operating from their aircraft carriers, introducing the type to service in 1962 to counterbalance advances made in the Soviet Navy. The Buccaneer was capable of delivering nuclear weapons as well as conventional weapons for anti-shipping warfare, and was typically active in the North Sea area during its service. Early on, the initial production aircraft suffered a series of accidents due to insufficient engine power, thus the Buccaneer S.2, equipped with more powerful Rolls-Royce Spey engines, was soon introduced."
The long tailfin was actually an air brake that split open.
Here are few of the Lesney base blue and white varis. First was white wings with no "VIPER" tempa, then added. Followed with Gray wings with the tempa and last England release of no wing tempa.
The original aircraft had folding wings so as more could be stored on an aircraft carrier.
MB2 BLACKBURN S.2 BUCCANEER
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Re: MB2 BLACKBURN S.2 BUCCANEER
I like the folding wing feature. Nice airforce there.
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Thanks Jason for that informative post, lots of info. Yes this is a great model with lots of play value and quite a few variations to collect by the looks of it.
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Re: MB2 BLACKBURN S.2 BUCCANEER
I have never had any Aircraft models from the diecasting manufactures, this is strange as I like planes!
I must admit I was probably growing up and driving my Vauxhall Magnum around in those Days of them models being available, so basically missed out on them and I have never thought about buying them to collect, having said that I can see they make a nice collection and as usual with Lesney products, versions and variations are the order of the Day...
Thank's for the info Jason and showing your collection here, keep on collecting.
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I must admit I was probably growing up and driving my Vauxhall Magnum around in those Days of them models being available, so basically missed out on them and I have never thought about buying them to collect, having said that I can see they make a nice collection and as usual with Lesney products, versions and variations are the order of the Day...
Thank's for the info Jason and showing your collection here, keep on collecting.
Ghosthunter.