Blackburn Buccaneer relocates to Yorkshire Air Museum

An unusual sight will be seen on the roads of North Yorkshire this morning as the Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 is donated to the the Yorkshire Air Museum near York. The large 1960’s jet aircraft will be transported by road from the from BAE Systems in Brough to Elvington.

Its journey was due to begin at 7am, but was delayed. The journey is expected to take around 3 - 4 hours. The proposed route is through Brough to the M62, then the A1 and A64 then the final stretch on the B1228 to Elvington.

Redevelopment of the Brough site led to the decision being taken to offer the airframe to the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, where the Buccaneer design underwent development trials. A re-dedication ceremony will be held at a later date.