
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XR713 |
Military Code: | DD |
Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Lightning |
Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Lightning |
Aircraft Version: | English Electric Lightning F3 |
C/n (msn): | 95196 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Unit Markings: | LTF - Lightning Training Flight |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Binbrook (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGXB IATA: GSY Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 5 August 1986 |
Photo by: | Lewis Grant |
Photo ID: | 165605 |
Photo Comment |
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In the type's twilight years in the mid-1980s, the Lightning Training Flight was based at Binbrook alongside the last two operational squadrons of Lightnings, Nos. 5 and 11. This aircraft survives with the Lightning Preservation Group at Bruntingthorpe. This photo is copyright © Lewis Grant, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 September 2019, and has since been viewed 310 times. |