Bac Lightning XN728 (A1 Lightning)

[bin boy]

Hi All.
I am the owner of the cockpit section of what has to be the most famous lightning out there.
I have been in touch with about ten pilots who flew her now as i am slowly building up a log of as many flights as i can find out and all the details.
The project is a very big one but in the last few weeks quite a lot has been accomplished and i have already collected a lot of parts for eventual fitting when she is ready.
I would love to hear from anyone who has flown her or even worked on her when she was in service as would love to find out more personal experiences with her for my file i am building up on her.
If anyone can also help with any pictures of her when in service or may even know of any parts which may be available so that she can be fully restored and shown in her full glory how she would have looked in service please get in touch via my email which is [email protected]
If anyone would like to know more about her or visit her please get in touch. She is on Lightning turf at Binbrook under cover :)

Picture taken off her when she was lifted upright after being laid on her side for two years.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn258/swinnfamily_2008/10308757_10152425862236271_5067905789801776375_n_zpsf3e5c71d .jpg

[NutherA2]

There is a nice photograph of this aircraft which can be found on (www) ukserials.com (http://www.ukserials.com) and "double clicking" the airframe number.

[typerated]

Silent Sentinel (http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/2002/sentinel/sentinel.htm)

[Herod]

Nice one, bin boy. I watched her gradual demise over the years of travelling the A1. Good to see that someone is doing something, but you've got a BIG job on your hands. Never flew the Lightning, but would have loved to.

[neilf92]

A profile of XN 728 -
How she looked in 1968.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/NeilF92/92F2700_zps2d0bc37d.jpg

[typerated]

You sure Neil?


rounded fin?


http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/2002/sentinel/xn728twb.jpg

[TEEEJ]

Typerated wrote

You sure Neil? rounded fin?

Built with rounded fin and then converted to F2A with square fin.

XN728 at Farnborough, 1964

Photos: English Electric Lightning F2 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/English-Electric-Lightning/2124690/L)

XN728; Under-carriage collapsed, 3-4-68; during repair converted to F 2A, returned to 92 Squadron as ‘F’, 24-6-69.

History F2/F2a (http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf2f2a.html)

Image of XN728 taken in Germany during November 1969 at following link after conversion to F2A.

No92SquadronF2A | Spotting Group Gütersloh - Flugplatz von 1937 bis heute (http://sg-etuo.de/Squadrons/No92SquadronF2A?userlang=en)

[typerated]

Fair enough - looks better in its earlier guise!

[chiglet]

According to rumour, 92 Sqn had a Mk2a in green, with a blue spine and fin. Can anyone confirm [or positively deny] this...please?