English Electric first P.1A, first prototype, WG760, c.1955

 

BAC Lightning F.1,  XM137, Air Fighting Development Squadron, 1961

BAC LIghtning F.1, XG331, AA&EE, RAF, 1961

 

BAC Lightning F.1, XM135, the first production Lightning, 74 Squadron, RAF, 1962

 

BAC Lightning T.4, XM971, 145 Squadron (226 OCU), Coltishall, 1963

 

BAC Lightning F.3, XP738, 111 Squadron RAF, December 1964

 

BAC Lightning F.1A, XM182, 56 Squadron, 1965

 

BAC Lightning F.3 XP763, 23 Squadron, 1965

 

BAC Lightning F.3, XP751, 74 Squadron, 1965

 

BAC Lightning F.1, XM144, 60 Maintenance Unit, RAF, 1967

BAC Lightning F.1 XM139,  Leuchars Target Facilities Flight, 1967

 

BAC Lightning F.1, XM144,   Wattisham Target Facilities Flight, late 1960s.

BAC Lightning F.53K – 53-414, Kuwait Air Force, 1969

 

BAC Lightning F.6 – XR753, 23 Squadron RAF, 1970

 

BAC Lightning F.3 XP744, 56 Squadron, 1971

 

 

BAC Lightning T.4, XM970, 65 Squadron (226OCU) RAF, 1972

BAC Lightning F.1A, XM181, Binbrook Target Facilities Flight, 1973

 

BAC Lightning F.6, XS898, 5 Squadron RAF, 1974

 

BAC Lightning F.3, XP696, 2T Squadron (226OCU) RAF, at Coltishall, 1974

 

BAC Lightning F.3, XP701, 29 Squadron RAF, circa 1974

 

BAC Lightning F.6, XS895, Leuchars Station Flight (operated by 23 Squadron), RAF, October 1974

BAC Lightning F.2A, XN781, 19 Squadron RAF, Butersloth Germany, 1974

BAC Lightning T.5 – XS453, Akrotiri Station Flight, Cyprus, 1975

 

BAC Lightning F.53, 53-692, 13 Squadron, Royal Saudi Air Force,  1977

 

BAC Lightning T.55, 55-317, Royal Saudi Air Force, late 1970s

 

BAC Lightning F.6, XR770, 5 Squadron, RAF, 1981

 

BAC Lightning F.6, XS903, 5 Squadron RAF, 1984

BAC Lightning F.3 (XP749, 11 Squadron RAF, Binbrook, 1984)

 

BAC Lightning T.5, XS422, Empire Test Pilots School, 1985

BAC Lightning F.3 (XP749, Lightning Training Flight, Binbrook, 1985)

BAC Lightning F.6 – XR770, 5 Squadron RAF, 1987

 

BAC Lightning F.6 – XS903, 11 Squadron RAF, 1987

BAC Lightning F.6 – XR728, 11 Squadron (Lightning Training Flight) RAF, 1988

 

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