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English Electric Lightning (XS929), displayed as a gate guardian at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus Lightning P.1A at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Lightning F.6 at the Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Georgia, United States, now on display at Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona Lightning F1 XM135 at Imperial War Museum ...
The Short SB.5 (serial WG768) was a "highly unorthodox, adjustable wing" [1] British research aircraft designed by Short Brothers in response to the UK Air Ministry requirement ER.100; to provide input for the design of the English Electric P.1 (prototype of the English Electric Lightning) by testing the low speed flight characteristics of various configurations of wing-sweep required for ...
The highest thrust version was the RA.29 Mk.301/2 (RB.146) used in later versions of the English Electric Lightning. It produced 12,690 and 17,110 lbf (56,400 and 76,100 N) [ 9 ] with afterburning. Other aircraft to use the Avon included the de Havilland Sea Vixen , Supermarine Scimitar and Fairey Delta 2.
From 1975 [5] until 1991 [6] the unit's wartime role was as an operational squadron in the front line assigned to Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) with twelve Jaguar aircraft, eight WE.177 nuclear bombs, and a variety of conventional weapons. In a high-intensity European war the unit's role was to support land forces on the Continent ...
English Electric Lightning. The aircraft division was formed into the subsidiary English Electric Aviation Ltd. in 1958, becoming a founding constituent of the new British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) in 1960; English Electric having a 40% stake in the latter company. The guided weapons division was added to BAC in 1963.
English Electric Lightning F.1 & English Electric Lightning F.1A: 23/49P.2 OR.268 Issue 6 Forty two production supersonic jet fighter/interceptor aircraft English Electric Lightning F.2: 23/49P.3 Forty seven production supersonic jet fighter/interceptor aircraft + 3 prototypes converted from a pre-prod a/c and two F.2s English Electric ...
23 Squadron English Electric Lightning F.6 at its RAF Leuchars base in 1970 23 Squadron Phantom FGR.2 wearing the unit's Eagle symbol in 1977 A No. 23 Squadron Phantom at RAF Stanley in 1984 In 1957 the squadron converted to the Gloster Javelin all-weather fighter, beginning a long period operating in the air defence role.
V (F) Squadron deployed two Lighting F.3s, seven Lightning F.6s and a single two-seat T.5 to RAF Luqa between 18 November and 13 December 1974, as part of Exercise Sunfinder alongside Avro Shackleton AEW.2s of No. 8 Squadron and English Electric Canberra B.2s of No. 85 Squadron. Between 5 April and 7 May 1976, the squadron deployed to RAF Luqa ...