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1962. 13 September 1962 – pre-production Lightning XG332 operated by de Havilland was abandoned near Hatfield after it caught fire on approach. [6] 12 December 1962 – Royal Air Force Lightning T4 XM994 of the Lightning Conversion Flight was destroyed by fire after the landing gear collapsed on landing at RAF Middleton St. George. [5] 1963
The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2 . The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric .
The English Electric Lightning was a high-performance short-range interceptor aircraft. The Lightning had a max takeoff weight of 20 tons, and could reach Mach 2.0. [1] The aircraft involved in the incident was the second production Lightning, designated XM135. [2]
Late pre-production English Electric Lightning F.1, XG334 of the Air Fighting Development Squadron, RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, aircraft 'A', crashed near Wells-next-the-Sea after suffering complete hydraulic failure, resulting in loss of all control-surface power and hydraulic services. The pilot, Sqn.
List of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning; List of F-15 losses; List of accidents and incidents involving the Grumman A-6 Intruder; List of Harrier family losses; Accidents and incidents involving the JAS 39 Gripen
21 November 1961 - XM266 English Electric Canberra B(I).8, 3 Squadron, crashed into the Grand Western Canal near Tiverton, Devon following an engine fire, two killed. [35] [36] [37] 1962. 16 June 1962 - XA929 Handley Page Victor B.1, crashed on take-off from RAF Akrotiri, five killed.
The AD-5 Skyraider, redesignated the A-1 in 1962, saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars as an attack bomber, close air support plane and search-and-recovery aircraft, according to the ...
RAF Coltishall became home to the RAF's first English Electric Lightning F.1s when No. 74 (Fighter) Squadron began to receive the jet in June 1960, after arriving the year before. No. 74 (F) Squadron relocated to RAF Leuchars in Scotland on 2 March 1964. [ 6 ]