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Postby Mayfly » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:09 am

XN728 Lightning the lighting that has stood on the side of the A1 for years is no more - she was scrapped yesterday!

Left to rot and a complete eyesore for 2 decades it is a little sad that that land mark is no longer there, even if it's the best thing in the long run. :(

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=65
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Cluny » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:13 am

Glad its finally been put out of its misery :(
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Last Lightning » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:57 am

Cluny wrote:Glad its finally been put out of its misery :(


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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:52 am

It was never nice passing over the years and seeing it getting worse.
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Lucas1860 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:07 pm

When my lads were younger I always won the I-spy here, one of those items put in the history books and forgotten.

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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby RLN » Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:13 pm

Good, but a shame.
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Richw_82 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:51 pm

Rumour suggests the cockpit and jetpipes may be saved.... though its unconfirmed.
http://www.avroshackleton.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/ShackletonReturnToFlight

Follow our efforts to get a Shackleton back in the air!
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Mayfly » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:18 pm

A friend of ours has managed to save the cockpit \:D/
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby RLN » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:36 pm

That's good news.
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:53 pm

Mayfly wrote:A friend of ours has managed to save the cockpit \:D/


:ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Mayfly » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:11 pm

Well I know it's true because he has posted on flypast that he has, by all accounts he will have his work cut out to restore it!
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:31 pm

I can well imagine it won't be a minor task at all. Wish him well with it ;)
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Gaz » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:32 pm

That's good news. The saga of the A1 Lightning continues :)
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:08 pm

Is he mad?
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Re: XN728 Lightning

Postby Gaz » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:12 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Is he mad?


We all are, a little bit!
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