The Lightning high rotation take-off featured in a cinema newsreel during the early 60s. It was a full squadron formation affair - twelve aircraft in 4 vics and simultaneous rotation then upwards, ever upwards. The response from the cinema audience was a spontaneous burst of applause. Maybe the fact that the cinema was in Bangkok was a factor, but I reckon applause for a newsreel item may have been unique. The film? ...... 'Breakfast at Tiffanys' - not remotely aviation related but the young lady enjoyed it ..... oh, go on then, I did as well!!
JF - small world - she became your secretary but I don't think the newsreel had anything to do with that !!
