‘When we would RTB, we would invariably get ‘tapped’ by the Brits flying Hawker Hunters and English Electric Lightnings…in the traffic…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time two RAF Lightning interceptors spooked a herd of Aberdeen Angus while flying at Mach 2+ to test the effects of Concorde flying at Mach 2 over land
by Dario LeoneThanks to its unrivalled performance the Lightning was used in the late 60s to carry out proving flights to allay fears…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
#SaveBrunty: online petition is trying to save Cold War Jets preserved at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
by Dario LeoneAviation enthusiast Oliver Burden launched a petition to prevent the loss of irreplaceable UK Aviation History currently preserved at Bruntingthorpe. In…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the English Electric P.8, the Super Lightning that never was
by Dario LeoneWith development work on the P.1 research aircraft well advanced and the F.155T in-service date looming, English Electric designed the P.8,…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The incredible story of the Lightning interceptor that suffered a reheat fire at supersonic speed. And landed safely.
by Dario Leone“I scramble down it to see what the fuss is all about. Moving to the rear of the Lightning, the cause…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The story behind a famous photo of an ejection from a RAF Lightning interceptor
by Dario LeoneThe tractor driver heard the bang of the ejection seat and is seen after quickly turning around to look at what…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time a lone RAF Lightning intercepted a horde of 80 Soviet strategic bombers
by Dario Leone“While the mass contacts of 60…70…80 (who knows?) contacts which, as if raging bulls bent on widespread death and destruction, bore…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
GORGEOUS COLD WAR ERA VIDEO SHOWS ROYAL AIR FORCE LIGHTNING INTERCEPTORS PERFORMING A SCRAMBLE
The iconic Lightning has been Britain’s first and only entirely indigenous Mach 2 fighter aircraft produced After the article featuring the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Watch this Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet “clipping grass” while landing at RAF Coningsby
by Dario LeoneProbably the Typhoon was driven by a student who misjudged the aircraft rate of descent This post provides the link to a…
