gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Friday, id guess headed into Mildenhall, we saw a B52, no chance to get the camera out but a few minutes later..a C5 Galaxy at about the same heading / altitude...
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
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DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Good for Grace!
But I hope that the photo of her working under the wing with her long, uncontained hair isn't for real.
I've still got my hairnet somewhere from when I was an apprentice.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
There's a great account of the somewhat troubled history (post-RAF) of that particular Lightning here:
https://www.lightningassociation.co.uk/xr724
I've never managed to get my head around the idea of a painted Lightning.
https://www.lightningassociation.co.uk/xr724
I've never managed to get my head around the idea of a painted Lightning.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I remember 'XN728', when it was at the side of At, just south of Newark-on-Trent
(there's a few of my photos, here)
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=65
There's also Castle Motors, at Liskeard (Cornwall) with 'XS 936' on the forecourt
https://www.castlemotors.com/used-ariel-atom-liskeard-cornwall-7930902
(there's a few of my photos, here)
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=65
There's also Castle Motors, at Liskeard (Cornwall) with 'XS 936' on the forecourt
https://www.castlemotors.com/used-ariel-atom-liskeard-cornwall-7930902
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Jameshow
Guru
Retired in 1991 surprised it was so late!
Bet it could give a typhoon a run for it's money until the tanks ran dry!🤣🤣🤣
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Lovely.
Rumour has it that my Grandfather was Squadron Leader at Binbrook. But well before the Lightnings were there. Might have been Mosquitos in those days.
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
XR749 was supposed to be the fastest Lightning that the R.A.F had, it holds the record for intercepting an American U2 at 88,000 feet, the only aircraft capable of such a feat, and was also capable of intercepting, and overtaking Concorde!
View: https://youtu.be/8DdUwIhI-ZA?si=1AH1qar-cexq9RlC
Also lets hope young Grace doesn't do what R.A.F aircraft technician, Taffy Holden did in 1966 in XM135, & accidentally get airborne in it!
oh to have been a fly on the wall when he got marched into the C.O's office
View: https://youtu.be/MzlnMRwnzdw?si=J58E2ZhJ0-PSt2TK
Bristolian
Über Member
- Location
- Bristol, UK
I remember XS936 at Castle motors. I spent a very pleasant half-hour photographing it once whilst on my way to a photo shoot in Penzance. The manager at the garage was really good and even offered to move some of the cars for me, which I declined. Here are a couple taken with a Nikon D300 and Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. According to the EXIF data these were shot on the 12th June 2012 ... how time flies
figbat
Former slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
I remember XS936 at Castle motors. I spent a very pleasant half-hour photographing it once whilst on my way to a photo shoot in Penzance. The manager at the garage was really good and even offered to move some of the cars for me, which I declined. Here are a couple taken with a Nikon D300 and Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. According to the EXIF data these were shot on the 12th June 2012 ... how time flies
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Nice lens!
