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Taffy Holden - from Chipmunk to English Electric Lightning in one easy lesson

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Old 27th Sep 2018, 00:27
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Taffy Holden - from Chipmunk to English Electric Lightning in one easy lesson

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!

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Go to post #19 on the link and you'll have the story from the man himself.

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