Hop in and fly one truly special airframe, XM597. She began her service with No. 12 squadron in August 1963, and continued her illustrious career with 35, 50, 9, 101, and 35 squadrons. She was famously stricken by a broken refuelling probe during one of the later Black Buck missions, successfully jettisoning only one of her two remaining shrike missiles after one failed to detach. Upon diverting to Rio de Janeiro, her remaining Shrike was confiscated by Brazilian Authorities and was never returned.
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