Aircraft Photo of ZU-BEW / XR773 | English Electric Lightning F6 | AirHistory.net #876772
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZU-BEW
Alternate Serial:XR773
Military Code:BR
Aircraft Original Type:English Electric Lightning
Aircraft Generic Type:English Electric Lightning
Aircraft Version:English Electric Lightning F6
C/n (msn):95238
Location
City / Airport:Cape Town - InternationalMap
Country:South Africa
Airport Codes:ICAO: FACT   IATA: CPT   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 October 2008
Photo by:Geurt van den Berg
Photo ID: 876772
Photo Comment

Registration ZU-BEW not visible Picture taken in the Thunder City hangar at Capetown International . Thunder City was well known for owning the largest civilian collection of former military jet aircraft in the world . Following a fatal accident in 2009 in which an English Electric Lightning ( ZS-BEX ) crashed at an airshow the company ceased flying operations .

This photo is copyright © Geurt van den Berg, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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