| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XN726 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Lightning |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Lightning |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Lightning F2A |
| C/n (msn): | 95097 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Old SarumMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLS IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Boscombe Down Aviation Collection |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2014 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 78696 |
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This Lightning was delivered in 1963 to the Air Fighting Development Squadron (AFDS) at RAF Birnbrook. Some 3 yrs later, after having flown only 277 hours, she was returned to Warton for upgrade to F.2A standard, after which she was delivered to 19 Squadron at RAF Guttersloh. After the Lightnings in West Germany were replaced by F-4s, XN726 was trucked to Shoreburyness for use as a target in armament testing. Fortunately the nose was saved prior to the remains of the airframe being scrapped. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2018, and has since been viewed 515 times. |