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A Lightning question

Postby Cluny » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:06 am

Was 111sqn ever equiped with the F6 varient before getting Phantoms ?
If so , which serial numbers ?
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Re: A Lightning question

Postby Hungry Haggis » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:25 am

This what you are looking for Cluny down bottom of the list Serials unknown at present
http://www.rafcommands.com/Fighter/111F.html

One lightning F6 XR754 "R" in 111 livery
http://www.lightning.org.uk/photo.php?img0041.jpg

so theres a start also found this top pic shows the change over from Lightning F6 to phantoms
http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record. ... -128-145-C
http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/s ... ancer.aspx . 2018 is not my favourite year at all
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Re: A Lightning question

Postby Molerat » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:09 pm

Hungry Haggis wrote:One lightning F6 XR754 "R" in 111 livery
http://www.lightning.org.uk/photo.php?img0041.jpg
You mean that picture of F3 XP764 :ymdevil:
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Re: A Lightning question

Postby Cluny » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:55 pm

Cheers HH , just what i needed to know :)
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Re: A Lightning question

Postby Hungry Haggis » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:07 pm

Molerat wrote:
Hungry Haggis wrote:One lightning F6 XR754 "R" in 111 livery
http://www.lightning.org.uk/photo.php?img0041.jpg
You mean that picture of F3 XP764 :ymdevil:



Actually didn't look at the number on the aircraft so didn't notice the mistake in the caption :p

Just for fun and all that heres a pic of XR754 :p
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1127861/
http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/s ... ancer.aspx . 2018 is not my favourite year at all
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Re: A Lightning question

Postby Molerat » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:12 pm

Hungry Haggis wrote:Just for fun and all that heres a pic of XR754 :p
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1127861/
..... in real squadron markings :D (although not proper shiny silver)
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