Buccaneer S.2B
United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF)

Buccaneer S.2B
Operator: UK Royal Air Force 237 OCU
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Timeframe: 1991
Loadout: Interdiction
- Outboard starboard: ALQ-101(V)-10 ECM pod
- Inboard starboard: Slipper fuel tank
- Inboard port: AVQ-23E Pave Spike laser designator
- Outboard port: CPU-123/B Paveway II 1000-lb laser-guided bomb

GULF WAR
The Buccaneer S.2B took part in combat operations during Operation Granby to perform the target designation role. It became common for each attack formation to comprise four Tornados and two Buccaneers; each Buccaneer carried a single laser designator pod, and acted as backup to the other in the event of an equipment malfunction. Buccaneers flew 218 missions during the Gulf War, in which they designated targets for other aircraft, and dropped 48 laser-guided bombs.