Geoff Parselle from Bradford on Avon Wilts 

Posted at 8:02pm on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

I spent two years working on Lightnings 1964-66 at RAF Wattisham (and RAF Akrotiri) with 56 and 111 Sqns. I was an RAF Photographer and the aircraft carried gun cameras (F1A) and Vis- recorders (Mk3) and we would process the films after each flight. In 1965 111Sqn was the large aircraft aero display team (flying 12 Lightnings together in a roll is something special). I used to stand about 20 yards off the side of the runway filming the take off and display of these aircraft. I stood at about the point t... read more »

Eddie Lloyd from Redditch - Worcestershire 

Posted at 1:33am on Friday, December 18th, 2009

Great site ! Terrific info & photos.

I build and fly radio controlled model aircraft and wondered if anyone could help me with some sharp plan views of this historic marvel please ?

Keep up the good work !

nooruddin chowdhury from Dhaka-bangladesh 

Posted at 12:39pm on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

it,s very nice to see the pictures with lightning,keep updated always,its good archive also.

John Lightfoot from cumbria 

Posted at 5:06pm on Monday, November 2nd, 2009

I have loved Lightnings since I was very small, and myself and my son went to bruntingthorpe in august to see one of their lightnings perform a fast taxi run and it was amazing, the team do a fantastic job keeping these beautiful aircraft in the public eye (hat's off to them!). but thanks to stumbling across an article on this fantastic site I and my son got to experience a fast taxi run in the only airworthy T5 lightning in the country, XS458 owned and kept in immaculate condition by Russell carpenter.
He... read more »

Barry Baseley from Littlebury 

Posted at 3:22pm on Monday, October 26th, 2009

I once spoke to a former Lightning pilot who informed me that he had met Roland Beamont and that this great pilot had taken a Lightning ballistic to a height well in excess of 100,000 feet! So I do beleive that a Lightning intercepted a Blackbird at 88,000 feet.

Martin from DERBYSHIRE 

Posted at 7:32pm on Saturday, August 1st, 2009

My dad used to take me to airshows,Istill go but without the Lightning its not the same.

andrew matley from lancashire 

Posted at 11:53pm on Saturday, July 25th, 2009

THANKS FOR KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF THE LIGHTNING ALIVE IV BEEN A FAN OF THIS AWSUM AIRCRAFT SINCE EARLY 70S AIRSHOW ARE NOT AS THAY USE TO BE THE LIGHTNING IS GREATLY MISSED GREAT SITE SITE KEEP IT UP MATE .

Kevin Moore from Swindon Wilts 

Posted at 2:08pm on Friday, June 26th, 2009

Great site, i remember seeing the Lightnings at airshows wot a magnificent plane, loud noisy and fast, cannot be beaten airshows aint the same without em!!!!

Steve Wynn from N. Yorkshire 

Posted at 7:51pm on Friday, May 8th, 2009

This site is great and it brought back memories of working in Saudi (Tabuk 1980 to 1982). It was great to see them at any time of the day. When they'd been stood outside for a while they got very hot and had to be handled with care!

Andy Anderson from West Yorkshire 

Posted at 5:04pm on Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Served with 11 (F) Squadron from the time it was 228 OCU at Leuchars. Did some fine detachments with the F6's, especially the one to Tengah. Went on to work on F53 and T55 in Saudi as a 'civvie'. Enjoyed my Lightning ground crew days. It was a very different world then and I am glad I experienced it.