RAF Lightning display pilots

[hunty]

After reading the names of the RAF Hawk display pilots, I thought it would be nice to know who displayed this fine jet.

Hunty

[Midland 331]

https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/85902-f-lt-mike-thompson-lightning-xp753-25-years-ago

[GeeRam]

Jon Fynes was the last one in '87.
Pretty sure John Aldington was previous year in '86?
Mike Thompson was '83 up until his sad demise in Aug.
Pete Chapman was in 73 and 74, for the last seasons of the OCU.
Bob Lightfoot was for a season or two in the late 60's.

[BEagle]

https://www.pprune.org/704442-post17.html

[Finningley Boy]

From further back, there were several each year,

1960 - Mike Cook, Ernie Babst and others

1962 - Bugs Bendell

1963 - Peter Van Wyk, Paddy Hine, Ken Goodwin, Peter Clee, Alan Garside and at least a couple of others.

1964 - Ernie Jones, Glyn Owen etc

1965 - Tony Doyle (111 Sqn), Ernie Jones (92 Sqn), Michael Graydon (226 OCU/future CAS) Dave Mitchell (74 Sqn), Joe Hind (23 Sqn)

1966 - Peter Clee (56 Sqn), Al Turley (23 Sqn)

1967 - Richard Rhodes (11 Sqn), Al Turley (23 Sqn)

1968 - Tony Craig (23 Sqn) and one more

1969 - Kevin Mace (11 Sqn), Bob Lightfoot and I think Peter Gordon-Johnson

1970 - Russ Pengelly (23 Sqn later on Wattisham TFF)

1971/72 - Russ Pengelly (Wattisham TFF)

1972 - Richard Dukett

1975 - Pete Clee again (5 Sqn)

1976 and 1977 - Geoff Brindle

1978 - Neil Mathieson or Tony Paxton

1979 - Ross Payne

There are some missing, from 1974 there was only one per year.

FB

[safetypee]

Oscar Wilde, 1970 ~, 226 OCU