I've seen these beasties in action when I was a little wee RAF cadet and I thought they were bloody awesome then.
Nothing, but nothing sounds like a Lightning when the pilot fires in the afterburners. [I have a good story to tell on afterburners that I'll use in the future.]
Many years later, when I was doing my PPL, I was doing some "bumps" at Warton, Lancashire and saw 30-odd Lightnings, lined up, waiting to be scrapped.
There was an elegant symmetry in the way they were laid out, but it seemed an ignominious end for such a superb aircraft.
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I've seen these beasties in action when I was a little wee RAF cadet and I thought they were bloody awesome then.
Nothing, but nothing sounds like a Lightning when the pilot fires in the afterburners. [I have a good story to tell on afterburners that I'll use in the future.]
Many years later, when I was doing my PPL, I was doing some "bumps" at Warton, Lancashire and saw 30-odd Lightnings, lined up, waiting to be scrapped.
There was an elegant symmetry in the way they were laid out, but it seemed an ignominious end for such a superb aircraft.
Bring it to Nevada, lots of old warbirds flying there. It's a travesty that this classic is not allowed to take to the air.
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