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On the 16th of June 2018 I visited Bruntingthorpe Airfield in Leicestershire for a unique
and, probably never to be repeated, event.
The Lightning Preservation Group had organised a photoshoot with 4 Lightnings together
for the first time since the aircraft were retired from RAF service in 1988.
The event, which ran over two days, involved English Electric Lightning F.6's, XS904/BQ and XR728/JS which are
owned & run by the Lightning Preservation Group together with the last uncut F.3 variant, XR713/XR718, these
were joined by a Lightning owned by the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre. This aircraft, which
appeared at the RAF Cosford RAF 100th Anniversary Airshow in early June of 2018, stopped at Bruntingthorpe,
specifically to take part in this event, before returning to Cornwall. It carries the serial XR768/A 'Tiger Squadron',
which represents the first Lightning F.6 in service with the RAF from 74 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars in Scotland.
The aircraft is actually a Lightning F.53 (serial 53-672 also formerly numbered ZF580).
What a day, it didn't rain, well only a little & the sun actually appeared on a couple of occasions!
This section contains 117 unique images taken during the event:
Just click on a thumbnail for a full sized image.
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718
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Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR768/A
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A
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Lightning F.6 XR768/A & Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713
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Lightning F.6 XR768/A & Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning Pilot Dennis Brooks |
Lightning F.6 XR768/A & Pilot Dennis Brooks | English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
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English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
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Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS
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English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR728/JS
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904
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English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718
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English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768/A, XR718 |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768, XR718 |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768/A, XR718 |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768/A, XR718 |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768, XR718 |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768/A, XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.6's XS904/BQ & XR728/JS |
4x Lightnings XS904, XR728, XR768/A, XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR728/JS |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
Lightning F.6's XR728/JS & XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 & Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
Lightnings XR728, XR718/XR713 & XR768 |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 |
Lightning F.3 XR713/XR718 & Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 |
LPG Ground Crew & Pilots |
Lightning Preservation Group Ground Crew & Pilots |
Lightning F.6's XR728/JS & XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
4x Lightnings XR713, XR768, XR728, XS904 |
English Electric Lightning F.3 XR718/XR713 |
Lightning F.3 XR713 & Lightning F.6 XR768 |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR768/A |
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