THE photograph shows a mysterious object wrapped in tarpaulins being transported on the back of an articulated lorry past Walmgate Bar in York.

The Blackburn Buccaneer was one of the many jet-powered aircraft to emerge as a key asset for the Royal Navy, as it was a dynamic, carrier-capable attack aircraft that entered service in the 1960s ...

Blackburn Aircraft Company NA.39 was a carrier-borne, ... became famous as the “Buccaneer”. The first prototype, XK486, carried out its maiden flight from RAE Bedford on Apr. 30, 1958.

The Buccaneer - later built by Hawker Siddeley, which merged with Blackburn - remained in service with the Fleet Air Arm until 1978 (when it was replaced by the Sea Harrier) and with the RAF until ...