Caslance,
I agree about the last Lightning show, it was in 87. I was lucky enough to get a VERY close look at that; I was there displaying the Puma and we were parked on the disused about 100 metres away from the active.
The departing Lightnings got lower and lower over the upwind end till number 5 blew the overrun barrier down on departure and got a severe b0ll0cking as it meant the remainder of the aircraft didn't have the benefit (not that I'm convinced it would have stopped one)!
There won't ever be another diamond 9.
ShyT