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Articles and Extracts about the English Electric (BAC) Lightning and its Operational History


From "Lightnings Live On" Click the photo to open a larger image (30KB)  in a new browser window Compiled and edited by Hugh Trevor for the Lightning Preservation Group Bruntingthorpe

Photo: -Flt Lt Ian Black


Bibliography ( Hugh Trevor)
Back in the Hot Seat (Roland Beamont CBE DSO* DFC* DL FRAeS )
Operation Corrugate-Quest for a'Q' Shed (Richard Norris, President of the Lightning Preservation Group )
Lightning Survivors ( Hugh Trevor)The location and details of all known surviving Lightning aircraft.
Memories of XR728-'My' Lightning' (Air Commodore John Spencer CBE AFC MIPM., Formerly CO of XI Lightning Squadron & Binbrook Station Commander
Leuchars 'Aeros'  (Flight Lieutenant Keven Mace, XI Lightning Squadron 1967-69
Other Lightning Articles

Once More Into The Wide Blue Yonder (Brian Carroll , One of the highest hours Lightning Pilots,and one of the regular LPG high Speed Taxy pilots)