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Old 22nd Sep 2015, 22:34
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They (he?) got one flying again in January last year.
No idea whether that was a one-off or it's flown since.
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treaders,

Thanks for the link. I thought perhaps they had hidden it due it being so embarrassing to all concerned. Cynical, moi?
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GOOD LORD!!!! That certainly makes for some interesting reading.
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I think this documents why vintage military jets tend to be denounced 'complex'. Furthermore it certainly shows how some owner and operators ignore this fact and desperately maintain the classics as were they Sopwith Camel's =:-o

Between the lines it is to read that the procedure of the Lightning was ejecting almost at any trouble and fire was the most seen defect.

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