Quote OM15:I believe that this may well have been the last Lightning flight in UK airspace, is that correct?
Hi, just to correct you, the last Lightning flight in the UK was our XS904 flown by Peter Orme from Warton to us at Bruntingthorpe on Jan 23rd 1993
Here's a few shots
Peter signs her out for the last time
Taxy out
Lift off
One final low fly by
Arrival at Brunty
Only a few feet to go
And down and the end of Lightning flights in the UK
Peter climbs out for the last time
And 904 joins 728 with us.
904 is at presnt in good health all systems servicable and due to run in anger at the May 27th open day, 728 is poorly at the moment, we are working hard to bring her No2 reheat back to health ready for May.
The QRA hangar is static at the moment as we spent up on the concrete back in Oct 06, this years open days will hopfully raise more cash to get the roof on.
Here they both are taxing back from a pairs run in 2005
Great to see that clip by the way, got a few stills from a visit awhile back if your interested
Andy B (LPG)