Aircraft Photo of XG332 | English Electric P.1B Lightning | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	XG332
Aircraft Original Type:	English Electric Lightning
Aircraft Generic Type:	English Electric Lightning
Aircraft Version:	English Electric P.1B Lightning
C/n (msn):	95021
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Hatfield (closed)Map
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGTH IATA: HTF Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	13 September 1962
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	451692

Photo Comment
One of the most amazing aviation photos, ever. Jim Mead was a professional photographer who went to Hatfield with his kids to see his neighbour, De Havilland test pilot Bob Sowray, fly the Lightning. In the end it was not Sowray but George Aird who flew that day. The tractor driver was alarmed by the bang of him ejecting following an engine fire. Aird crashed into one of the greenhouses and survived. Photo by: Jim Mead / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 7 April 2022, and has since been viewed 2850 times.

Photo Comment

One of the most amazing aviation photos, ever. Jim Mead was a professional photographer who went to Hatfield with his kids to see his neighbour, De Havilland test pilot Bob Sowray, fly the Lightning. In the end it was not Sowray but George Aird who flew that day. The tractor driver was alarmed by the bang of him ejecting following an engine fire. Aird crashed into one of the greenhouses and survived. Photo by: Jim Mead / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This photo was added on 7 April 2022, and has since been viewed 2850 times.

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