Stored at Cranfield from 30 June 1988 and later broken up. The cockpit section was saved and is kept at Welshpool with the Military Aircraft Cockpit Collection.

Withdrawn from service by the RAF in the 80's, six English Electric Lightning's were purchased from Binbrook squadrons Nos 5 and 11, all F-6s &T5's. They were flown into Cranfield by their pilots and regularly ground maintained by RAF personnel for some time. Difficulties with obtaining a CAA licence, and high maintenance costs, resulted in the eventual sale of the aircraft.

An ex Binbrook 11 Sqn aircraft, owned at that time by Arnold Glass, which was eventually scrapped, the cockpit surviving in private ownership at Welshpool.