Originally Posted by
Herod
What does this mean? Most aircraft with two engines can get down with one failed.
SOP for Farnborough based Lightnings was when returning on minimum fuel [300lb was it?](which they invariably did after a 'shoot' over Cardigan Bay) and unable to land at the first attempt in IMC, shut down one engine and divert to Brize. They would normally try to return with enough fuel to divert to Boscombe but this would mean they were marginally overweight to land straight away so would burn off in the visual circuit in a way that only a Lightning could!!.