In 1983, six Buccaneer S.2s were sent to Cyprus to support British peacekeepers in Lebanon, and on 11 September 1983, two of these aircraft flew low over Beirut as an exercise in "gunboat diplomacy".
In 1983, six Buccaneer S.2s were sent to Cyprus to support British peacekeepers in Lebanon, with the Deployment known as Operation Pulsator. On 11 September 1983, two of these aircraft flew low over Beirut as an exercise in "gunboat diplomacy".