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XS 904 approaching Bruntingthorpe on delivery flight from Warton

XS 904 with overwing tanks is slowed by it's brake chute

Peter Orme after delivering XS 904 from Warton

Wg Cdr "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO*, DFC*, DL, FRAeS Bruntingthorpe June 1990

Wg Cdr "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO*, DFC*, DL, FRAeS Bruntingthorpe June 1990

Wg Cdr "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO*, DFC*, DL, FRAeS Bruntingthorpe June 1990

Wg Cdr "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO*, DFC*, DL, FRAeS Bruntingthorpe June 1990

Lightning F6 cockpit
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XS 904 airborne at RAF Binbrook with over wing tanks, 1988

The LPG Team on XR 728 (JS)

Binbrook QRA

QRA Scramble

LPG Story Image 4

Lightning on QRA. (Photo:-MOD via Iain Small)

The RAF Wattisham QRA shed being dismantled. Bob Tuck

The RAF Wattisham QRA shed kit at Bruntingthorpe
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10th anniversary reunion. Keith Hartley with nosewheel "off", overwing tanks and brake chute

Both aircraft taxy back after high speed run, the lead aircraft is fitted with overwing tanks, 24 Jun 97

The Bruntingthorpe pair taxying slowly, leader is BQ with overwing tanks

Closer view of XR 728 on a wet Bruntingthorpe day

Fail-safeing the starter system on XR 728

John Spencer in JS 03 Sep 00 taxying slowly left to right

John Spencer in JS XR 728 05 Sep 00

John Spencer in JS XR 728 17 Jun 00 taxying slowly
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XR 728 (JS) "On Patrol" Somewhere over the North Sea (circa 1988). Key:- Duncan Cubitt

XR 728 (JS) in the vertical

"Lightnings Live On" cover photo

"Lightnings Live On" photo

LPG Story Image 7

Airborne shot of XR728 left to right as sunset approaches

LPG 1 with Lightning ground crew approaching V1

LPG pilots in front of XR728
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LPG Story Image 1

LPG Story Image 2

LPG Story Image 3

LPG Story Image 5

LPG Story Image 6

Andy Bonsell and Jim Featherby fuelling XR 728, 02 May 98

Reheat tests XR 728

Side view of XR 728 with full reheat on a wet day at Bruntingthorpe
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Taxying with brake chute deployed

XR 728 awaits the thunder at Bruntingthorpe. Hugh Trevor

XR 728 looking towards threatening sky

XR 728 at Bruntingthorpe on a very wet day with reheats lit

XR 728 on deep maintenance Oct 91

XR 728 taxies with with brake chute right to left

Close up of XR 728 with John Spencer 17 Jun 00

XR 728 with full reheat on a misty day, 29 Nov 92. Piloted by Keith Hartley
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XR 728 with its nose wheel off and brake chute deployed, Sep 90

Keith Hartley piloting XR 728 appears out of the gloom, 29 Nov 92.

XR 728 reheat tests 24 Mar 91

Front view of XR 728 running up in the wet with full reheat

Front view of XR 728 running up without reheat

XR 728 undercarriage retraction tests 1991. Photo Bob Tuc

XR 728 and XS 904 on the ramp together. 28 Mar 93

XS 904, 07 May 00, piloted by Brian Carroll
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XS 904 07 May 00, Brian Carroll taxying slowly

XS 904 07 May 00 Brian Carroll taxying with brake chute deployed

XS 904, 07 May 00, close up of Dennis Brooks taxying slowly

XS 904 07 May 00, taxied by Dennis Brooks

XS 904 07 May 00, Dennis Brooks taxying with flaps down and brake chute deployed

XS 904 brakes off with full reheat and overwings tanks on a very wet runway at Bruntingthorpe

Close up view of XS 904 cockpit area with canopy open, viewed from rear

XS 904 July 95. On the apron at the Big Thunder air Show, rear view

Pairs landing by XS 904 and XS 919 at RAF Binbrook 16 Apr 87. (Photo:- Hugh Trevor)

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