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Re: Lightnings, what happened to the one at......

Posted by Graham ODriscoll on Mon Oct 08, 2001 02:54:52 AM

In reply top Lightnings, what happened to the one at...... posted by Will Fowler on Sun Oct 07, 2001 08:24:46 PM

Ahh, Lightnings, Lightnings.........deep joy!
Cranfield.......6 Lightnings, now only 1. At least Tony Hulls had the ability and dedication to try to save some of them. T.5 XS452 is now flying again in South Africa and Tony still has T.5 XS458 in a taxiying (and potententially airworthy) state at Cranfield. Pity the F.6's could'nt be saved as well though.
Anyone no the current status of XR724 at Binbrook?



: Hi Tony and lads,
:
: Well Tony's posting below got be all stired up, as I am fo
: nd of the type myself.
:
: I remember reading in different books and magazines about
: a company that had a bunch of Ex-Saudi Lightnings in stora
: ge, last I heard and saw was some of them had their noses
: taken off and used in a rather crappy movie.
:
: What ever happened to them? were the noses taken off prope
: rly so they could be regrafted or were they chopped off?
:
: Are any complete birds left?
:
: What prices do static Lightnings go for now?
:
: When I am back in the U.K, I live just down the road from
: Cranfield and can still remember the Lightnings that were
: stored at the end of the runway, well that was until most
: of them were chopped up, why o why did I not have enough w
: onga to buy one then.
:
: Regards,
:
: Will

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