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b1lanc
27th Sep 2018, 00:27
An amazing story - maintenance WingCo gets airborne in a Lightning with no canopy, no radio, no helmet, no ejector seat, and experience in Tiger Moth and Chipmunk - AND lands the aircraft!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d7VKvG1z0
megan
27th Sep 2018, 03:06
Go to post #19 on the link and you'll have the story from the man himself.

https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/456072-bac-lightning-accidentally-flown-mechanic.html