Originally Posted by
newt
I remember well a sortie against Concorde from Wattisham! in a Mk6 Lightning. Initially a head on supersonic to fire Red Top Missile acquired and for real would have been fired! Then converted to a stern attack! Very critical profile and I remember rolling out to see the target disappearing into the wide blue yonder! Pulled up for height and started the glide back to base! Can’t remember heights/ speeds etc but landed above minimums! An interesting experience!
Oh the target I believe was contracted to the MOD and contained no passengers!
Probably one of the pre-production aircraft out of Filton then, as BA didn't operate its first Concorde PAX flight until late January 1976, or it was one of BA's pre-service crew training flights, asIIRC, 111 gave up its Lightnings in Sept '74 and 56 gave up its Lightnings in June '76.