Blackburn Aircraft Buccaneer

This is a photo of a Royal Navy strike aircraft, most likely a Buccaneer S.1 or early S.2, sitting retired on outdoor display. The Buccaneer was designed in the late 1950s as a low-level maritime strike aircraft for the Royal Navy. Its job was to fly very low and very fast under enemy radar to attack Soviet ships.
The photo was likely taken at an aircraft scrap yard because to the right hand side of the photo I can see another aircraft which looks as if it is being broken down.
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