Lightning photos

[320psi]

So........... Have the Haynes boys been in touch????
Spitfire, Lancaster, Vulcan (allegedly)......... Now add Lightning............. It would go off the shelves like nobody's business...........

Got to be worth a call to Sparkford.......

Just back from a cracking 'do' and well pissed, so Im seeing double

No they havent been in touch with us, but like lots of the other things in the past, Airfix and Corgi for example it will be us having to call them to remind them we are here and have to working Lightnings

Good idea though

Right off to bed to allow the room to spin ha !

[Amanda_h]

Hi,

Great pictures, brings back memories of Airshows and holidays on the East Coast with my late Father, who was a Lightning afficionado!

We've got 8mm silent films of lightnings vulcans etc.

Walking along the cliffs at Walcot Ostend watching Lightnings fly out to sea below cliff level!

Camping near Coltishall and hearing a big bang and flash during the night and finding out next day a
lightning had crashed!

Lots of memories, I feel old!

AJH

[320psi]

Hi,

Great pictures, brings back memories of Airshows and holidays on the East Coast with my late Father, who was a Lightning afficionado!

We've got 8mm silent films of lightnings vulcans etc.

Walking along the cliffs at Walcot Ostend watching Lightnings fly out to sea below cliff level!

Camping near Coltishall and hearing a big bang and flash during the night and finding out next day a
lightning had crashed!

Lots of memories, I feel old!

AJH

Oh great, glad the thread has brought back memories, it does for me as well

Few more for you all

Lightning 'preservationist' of the future



One of favorites this one, Brian Carroll had just broke the record for the fastest Saudi Lightning delivery, good old Brain. Boy we miss him



Two tails, 1995ish



Some of us in 1994, mostly looking younger



Oh Shit ! Who forgot to push the tail tresel under the back end DOH !

No harm done though



Nov 2008



Brian Carrolls Wife Daughter and Son our Memorial day for Brian in 2004, they unveiled his name under 904's cockpit, 904 being his favorite



904 at 1995's Big Thunder airshow



728 on the same day



Oh this one really brings back memories, our very first public event, all we did was do a sponsered Lightning pull, and the guests watched us, that was it , Aug 1988



728 in the big hanger, in June 1988, having her engine fire bottles removed and seat made safe by the RAF lads (we promtly put the engine bay botles back in)



Me lighting the No1



Yours truely, doing the job no else can



Me and my 'oppo' Jim




Last Feb's snow, on the morning of the twlight run, looks like that round here at home at the mo, without the Lightnings





Ladies inside, all uncovered for the first time





Juice time







Our very first, engine run, some time around Nov 1988



Antidet run/reheat test in 2009



Photo day in April 2009



Engine pull in Jan 1994





Open day in July 2009, not taken by me, but a good mate of mine
















Both out to play



The group and some helpers



Now then, guess's to what this lot is and where ?



And that about does it for piccies, please add your own if you want

Hope you have enjoyed

[Gaz]

Would they be the inserts for the windows?

And I'm guessing, it's your garage

[Sooty655]

They're the frames for the prints of all these wonderful pics.

[320psi]

Gaz, 1st prize

Thanks Sooty

[Mags]

Just brilliant!!

[Gaz]

Gaz, 1st prize

Thanks Sooty

[Xplumberlives]

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Cheers Andy!

[Gully]

Few piccies from your first (static) twilight run. Perishingly cold, as I recall...











Cheers,

Gully

PS. Is that a Gnat behind your lady in the Brunty hanger shot?

[320psi]

Gully, thanks for those pics, nice other see other folks shots

Yeh, there were 3 of them, all bought and sold on by Nev Martin the Brunty aircraft 'dealer'

Cheers

[Gaz]

Gully, thanks for those pics, nice other see other folks shots

Yeh, there were 3 of them, all bought and sold on by Nev Martin the Brunty aircraft 'dealer'

Cheers

Was it Nev that got shut of the Phantom?

[320psi]

Gully, thanks for those pics, nice other see other folks shots

Yeh, there were 3 of them, all bought and sold on by Nev Martin the Brunty aircraft 'dealer'

Cheers

Was it Nev that got shut of the Phantom?

No, he wasnt involved in that one

Lots of others mind you, including the scrapping of the Cranfield Lightnings

[Gaz]

Gully, thanks for those pics, nice other see other folks shots

Yeh, there were 3 of them, all bought and sold on by Nev Martin the Brunty aircraft 'dealer'

Cheers

Was it Nev that got shut of the Phantom?

No, he wasnt involved in that one

Lots of others mind you, including the scrapping of the Cranfield Lightnings

I'm glad it wasn't Nev, in a way.

I quite like him, wouldn't have liked to smack him in the chops!

[Gully]

Never knew Brunty used to have a Phantom. Was only saying to someone the other day that it's a glaring omission from the collection.

What's the story please (without naming names!)?

Gully

[Gaz]

Never knew Brunty used to have a Phantom. Was only saying to someone the other day that it's a glaring omission from the collection.

What's the story please (without naming names!)?

Gully

There was a nose section up there on the day I started, it had gone the next time I went up

I do believe that there has been a couple up there at one time or another. I'm sure Andy will know for sure

[320psi]

Hi all,

Ive been allowed to host some more superb Ligthning photos, all taken by Fred Martin, Fred like Terry Senior is a well know Lightning photograher, many Lightning books over the years have have used his images

All he asks is that if you want to buy his images just drop him a line here

email: fred@rzfdigital.karoo.co.uk
tel. no. 01482645293

First few are of XR724, all very sad now, not loved sat at Binbrook

But here she is in her prime

Thanks Fred













And here in her last guise, which she still wears, although very faded









Some more cracking ones to come

[Gully]

Those last 2 are just superb!

Thanks,

Gully

[Mags]

Smashing photos

[Sploosher]

Those last 2 are just superb!

Thanks,

Gully

Can I be allowed to second that.......................

[Yorkie]

Hi Andy

Thought i would use my first post over here to put some pics up in case anyones interested









Still can't believe i was standing on the wing of a lightning!





















A huge thanks to Andy and Jim for taking the time to show us around the hanger. It was well worth the visit and we will be back.

[Dan4th]

Time to say: Great Post Yorkie!!!!!!!!!!!

Who's the Midget??????????

D.

[Yorkie]

Hi

Thats Mini Me!!!!

My lad Oliver.... he loves all aircraft, but was over the moon at Brunty

Andy did us proud that day, I must have had a grim from ear to ear

[Mackrick]

Nice photos Yorkie thanks for posting them

[Jigsaw]

agreed