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Thanks for re posting - must have been a tough det - amazed the RAF broke the aircraft down like that - quite a few books stated that the RAF Had never actually taken a Lightning apart in service - well i guess that proves them wrong ! - Shows to good advantage just how clever the design of the aircraft was all fitting together like a jigsaw
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Thanks for re posting - must have been a tough det - amazed the RAF broke the aircraft down like that - quite a few books stated that the RAF Had never actually taken a Lightning apart in service - well i guess that proves them wrong !
Thanks for re posting - must have been a tough det - amazed the RAF broke the aircraft down like that - quite a few books stated that the RAF Had never actually taken a Lightning apart in service - well i guess that proves them wrong !
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amazed the RAF broke the aircraft down like that - quite a few books stated that the RAF Had never actually taken a Lightning apart in service
I bet someone from 103MU, circa 71 would be able to confirm the dismantling of a Lightning or two. Or perhaps my memory is wrong. Now, Gentlemen, where's this Wednesday's fix of photographs of this, most finest of British fighter aircraft ??????
Here's a nice painting I found on line;
I really envy those who can say they have sat there in respect to the painting.
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Here's a nice painting I found on line;
I really envy those who can say they have sat there in respect to the painting.
Smudge
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Great thread. The Lightning was the RAF aircraft to me. Summed up a time and an attitude now long gone. I nearly said sadly but I suppose if you weren't around in those days then you won't know.
A friend of mine flew the jet in all it's incarnations and I once asked him which was his favourite mark to fly from a pilot's point of view. Without hesitation he said the Mk 1A which in his opinion was the finest handling of the lot. I rather thought he would have said F3 but there you go.
A friend of mine flew the jet in all it's incarnations and I once asked him which was his favourite mark to fly from a pilot's point of view. Without hesitation he said the Mk 1A which in his opinion was the finest handling of the lot. I rather thought he would have said F3 but there you go.
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Did the two ever fly in four gun fit? I have a hazy memory of it having the option of two bottom nose cannon, not the ventral pack ones, as well as the top nose cannon. Only ever worked on threes and sixes.
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which was his favourite mark to fly from a pilot's point of view
Tried to feel sorry for T5 passengers in what was the ultimate fairground ride, but was having too much fun to worry!
Yes "thing" I did. The IWI decided it would be a good idea to fire them all in the range at Leewarden! Took a fourship up there including myself and we lined up abreast and pulled the trigger! very exciting especially as the aircraft shook so much that my MRG button disintegrated and I came home with no master instruments!! Not sure we did it again!
Gentlemen, it's Wednesday, I hope you all have a great time tomorrow, but, with 40 minutes to go, where's my Lightning picture fix of the week. Stop teasing, post the pictures please.
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