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24th Jun 2008, 12:21
Well todays a big one in the history of the Lightning Preservation Group, its twenty years today since the LPG took delivery of XR728, straight from RAF Binbrook the UK’s last operational Lightning base.
And so on June 24th 1988 XR728 was in the 11sqd hangar on her last day at Binbrook
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/54.jpg
She was 'BFed'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/51.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/58.jpg
She stands on a very sad Binbrook apron along with the Cranfield 'six'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/57.jpg
Chris Berners Price was met in the crew room and introduced to the new owners of 728, his line was 'so where's this Bruntingthorpe place then ?'
A local map was studied and stowed he then made his way out to 'our' Lightning
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/59.jpg
Engines started, maps stowed and brakes off
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/62.jpg
Bye bye Binbrook 'ramp'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/63.jpg
Then vertical into the wide blue yonder
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/65.jpg
Then after a flight around the 'houses' 45mins later she is over head Brunty
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/img1a226.jpg
One 'go round' to check the runway is clear
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/67.jpg
Nearly down
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/66.jpg
And down for good
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/68.jpg
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And so on June 24th 1988 XR728 was in the 11sqd hangar on her last day at Binbrook
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/54.jpg
She was 'BFed'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/51.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/58.jpg
She stands on a very sad Binbrook apron along with the Cranfield 'six'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/57.jpg
Chris Berners Price was met in the crew room and introduced to the new owners of 728, his line was 'so where's this Bruntingthorpe place then ?'
A local map was studied and stowed he then made his way out to 'our' Lightning
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/59.jpg
Engines started, maps stowed and brakes off
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/62.jpg
Bye bye Binbrook 'ramp'
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/63.jpg
Then vertical into the wide blue yonder
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/65.jpg
Then after a flight around the 'houses' 45mins later she is over head Brunty
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/img1a226.jpg
One 'go round' to check the runway is clear
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/67.jpg
Nearly down
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/66.jpg
And down for good
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/320psi/904/728/68.jpg
More in a sec