LIGHTNING SURVIVORS JULY 2001

This list updates that given in our book 'LIGHTNINGS LIVE ON!'
Additions, corrections and further updates welcomed.

NOTE: <FF> denotes front fuselage only.

Development & RAF Aircraft   Royal Saudi Air Force  |  Royal Kuwaiti Air Force

WG760 P.1A RAF Cosford Aerospace Museum, N. of Wolverhampton
WG763 P.1A Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester
XA847 P.1B Howell family, Suffolk
XG325 F.1/DB Cockpit. 1476 Sqn ATC, Rayleigh, Essex
XG329 F.1/DB Ian Hancock. Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, nr Bungay, Suffolk
XG331 F.1/DB <FF>.Gloucestershire Aviation Collection, Gloucestershire Airport (on loan from CARG)
XG337 F.1/DB RAF Cosford Aerospace Museum, N. of Wolverhampton
XL629 T.4 DERA Boscombe Down, nr Salisbury, Wilts. Gate guard
XM135 F.1 Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire
XM144 F.1 <FF>. Barry Parkhouse, Wycombe Air Park, Bucks.
XM169 F.1A <FF>. Ken Ward, N. Yorks Aircraft Recovery Centre, Chopgate, N. Yorks.
XM172 F.1A c/o Barry Parkhouse, Wycombe Air Park, Bucks. For display on roundabout at Farnborough?
XM173 F.1A RAF Bentley Priory. Gate guard
XM178 F.1A Savigny-les-Beaune Museum, France
XM191 F.1A <FF>. RAF Exhibition, Production & Transportation Unit, St Athan. (Described as F.6)
XM192 F.1A Charles Ross. On loan to Bomber County Museum, Hemswell for restoration
XN726 F.2A <FF>. Hugh Trevor, on loan to Boscombe Down Museum Project, Wilts.
XN728 F.2A Hulk by A1. A1 Commercial Vehicles, Balderton, Newark
XN730 F.2A Gatow Museum, nr Berlin, Germany
XN769 F.2 <FF>. Russell Carpenter, on loan to Malta Air Museum
XN774 F.2A Cockpit. Darren Swinn, Boston, Lincs.
XN776 F.2A Museum of Flight, East Fortune, nr A1, Lothian, Scotland
XN782 F.2A Luftfahrtausstellung in Hermeskeil Museum, Germany
XN784 F.2A Luftfahrtausstellung in Hermeskeil Museum, Germany. Fuselage serial incorrectly reads 'XN781'
XN795 F.2A <FF>. Nigel Towler, Rayleigh, Essex
XP693 F.6 Mike Beachy Head's Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa: ZU-BEY. Potential flyer
XP694 F.3 Remains. Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland
XP701 F.3 <FF>. Robertsbridge Aviation Society, Mayfield, Sussex
XP702 F.3 Remains. Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland
XP703 F.3 Cockpit. Ground Procedures Trainer. LPG. RAF Coltishall, restored by W/O Mick Jennings' team
XP706 F.3 John Jennings. Bomber County Museum, Hemswell, Lincs. Under restoration.
XP743 F.3 <FF>. 351 Sqn ATC, Burton-on-Trent (ex-Cosford/Brierly Hill/RAF Stafford?)
XP745 F.3 <FF> Vanguard Engineering, Western Ave, Greenford, Middx.
XR713 F.3 RAF Leuchars, Fife. 111 Squadron marks.
XR718 F.3 Blyth Valley Aviation Collection, Walpole, Suffolk; under restoration (ex-BDRT)
XR724 F.6 Lightning Association, Binbrook Airfield, Lincs. Taxiable
XR725 F.6 Charles Ross, Chestnut Farm, Binbrook village, Lincs.
XR726 F.6 <FF>. Privately owned, Harrogate, N. Yorks. (Unconfirmed; last seen Rossington 3.93)
XR728 F.6 Lightning Preservation Group, Bruntingthorpe Airfield, nr Lutterworth, Leics. Taxiable
XR747 F.6 <FF>. Barry Pover/Ernie Marshall, c/o Plymouth Executive Aviation, City Airport, Plymouth, Devon
XR749 F.3 Ken Ward, Teesside Airport (ex-Middleton St George)
XR751 F.3 Roy Flood, Lower Tremar, St Cleer, nr Liskeard, Cornwall
XR753 F.6 XI(F) Squadron, RAF Leeming, N. Yorks
XR754 F.6 <FF>. South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Firbeck
XR755 F.6 Ernie Marshall, Callington, Cornwall
XR757 F.6 <FF>. Trevor Garrod, Grainthorpe, nr Grimsby, S. Humberside
XR759 F.6 <FF>. Andrew Exton, Haxey, nr Gainsborough, Humberside
XR770 F.6 NATO Aircraft Museum, Grainthorpe, nr Grimsby, S. Humberside
XR771 F.6 Midland Aviation Museum, Coventry Airport. On loan from Magnatec Ltd.
XR773 F.6 Mike Beachy Head's Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa: ZU-BEW. Imminent flyer.
XS416 T.5 NATO Aircraft Museum, Grainthorpe, nr Grimsby, S. Humberside
XS417 T.5 Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe, Notts.
XS420 T.5 Murray Flint., Walpole St Andrew, nr Wisbech, Cambs.
XS421 T.5 <FF>. Nigel Towler, Rayleigh, Essex
XS422 T.5 Anglo-American Lightning Organisation (AALO), Stennis Airport, Mississippi, USA;
potential flyer
XS451 T.5 Mike Beachy Head's Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa: ZU-BEX, flyer
XS452 T.5 Mike Beachy Head's Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa: ZU-BBD, flyer
XS456 T.5 T A Smith & Co., Wainfleet. Golf Range by Skegness to Boston Road
XS457 T.5 <FF>. Glen Johnson, North Coates, S. Humberside
XS458 T.5 Tony Hulls, T.5 Projects, Cranfield Aerodrome, Beds.; taxiable
XS459 T.5 Fenland Aviation Museum, West Walton, Wisbech, Cambs.
XS897 F.6 South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Firbeck
XS898 F.6 <FF>. Tony Collins, Lavendon, Bucks.
XS899 F.6 <FF>. Charles Ross; RAF Coltishall, restored by W/O Mick Jennings' team
XS903 F.6 Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington Airfield, nr York
XS904 F.6 Lightning Preservation Group, Bruntingthorpe Airfield, nr Lutterworth, Leics. Taxiable
XS919 F.6 Sid Pepper, Wonderland Pleasure Park, Farnsfield, Notts.
XS922 F.6 Cockpit. Tony Dyer, Air Defence Collection, Amesbury, Wilts.
XS923 F.6 <FF>. Roy & Sue Jerman, Welshpool, Powys
XS925 F.6 RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, N. London
XS928 F.6 Preserved inside base, BAE Systems, Warton Aerodrome, nr Preston.
XS929 F.6 RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. Gate guard
XS932 F.6 <FF>. Hugh Trevor. On loan to Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST), Hants.
XS933 F.6 <FF>. Haydn Block, Terrington Aviation Collection, Terrington St Clement,
nr Kings Lynn, Norfolk
XS936 F.6 Roy Flood. On pylon at Castle Air Garage, Liskeard, Cornwall
XV328 T.5 <FF>. Neville Martin, Bruntingthorpe, Leics

Ten Kuwaiti machines were preserved as gate guardians and eight survived the Gulf War relatively intact

55-410 T.55 'A' Badly damaged in the war and dumped at Ali Al Salem AFB
55-411 T.55 'B' Preserved for Air Museum, Kuwait International Airport
53-412 F.53 'C' Displayed at Kuwait International Airport
53-415 F.53 'H' ] 'H', 'J' & 'K' are displayed
53-416 F.53 'J' ] on poles in a 'vic' formation
53-417 F.53 'K' ] at Al Jaber AFB
53-420 F.53 'N' Displayed at Kuwait Technology Institute
53-421 F.53 'O' Preserved for Air Museum, Kuwait International Airport
53-422 F.53 'P' Badly damaged at Messila Beach and dumped at Ali Al Salem AFB
53-423 F.53 'R' Gate guardian at Ali Al Salem AFB

There are rumours of a Kuwaiti Lightning in private hands; if so, the most likely candidate might be 53-418 'L' (G-AXEE), which was at Al Salem AFB and survived the war with little apparent damage

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