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I know Terry is sorting some out, so come on guys me and him are interested in seeing what you've got........ ;)

2 old scans from me, wish I'd known at the time I needed glasses

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Location : A secret airbase in Oxfordshire

Well, I have put these out before, but any excuse!!!

The best :35 minutes I have ever had in an ac...

10 Jul 88, I was in XS458 and the other jet was XV328, both T5s... a brilliant trip!! :D

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Not the best air-to-air shot I have ever taken, but what memories I have of theat time (a very difficult time in my RAF career then!!!!!)

Tonks 8)

Location : Humberston, NE LINCS

A few from Crash Gate 3 - apologies for the poor quality.
I can't compete with the quality of Terry's shots above Opps

- nice one's mate.

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I hesitated to post these after seeing the previous excellent posts. Great shots guys - what memories... particularly from CG3 ;) Hey how about a reunion at LPG Brunty some time?

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What an amazing set of pics.

As one who has been involved with Lightnings.It envokes lots of happy memories.

Subject: Re. Lightnings 2008-12-01, 07:14

Wow - thank you gentlemen. Fantastic memories of a classic.

Location : Newton le willows

Fantastic,Thanks for posting.

Mark :drunken:

Location : South West UK

My father took me to a few airshows when I was a kid (70's), he was more interested in the Bi-planes & WWII stuff, but he ALWAYS made sure we had a good view when the Lightning took off, stood on its tail and aimed for the heavens.
Still remember the noise and then asking "where did it go??". Shocked

The last of the sportscars indeed.....

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smashing pics , brings a lot back, last decent job i had was working on them,

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Nice pictures there,
too young to have seen Lightnings.
Good idea goose about lets see you lightnings etc?
Could do one on spitfires perhaps some people have some old pics out of a magazine that they could post :?:
We could end up with a whole huge list of aircraft though lol!

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A few more Frightnings
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F6 Sqn Ldr CCJones
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F3XP707/DB John Fynes
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F3XR716/DE
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Esk730 Nose art
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FltLt Berners Price XR753/BP
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Berners Price XR753/BP
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For all EE Lightning info check out the LPG at Bruntingthorpe..
http://www.photo-restorations.co.uk/lightnings/

Ian

Location : Nottd

Hi chap, that web site address is no longer around, try this one ;)

http://www.lightnings.org.uk/

I will post a few snaps from Binbrook days later ;)

Nice to see 'our BP' (BP delivered 728 for us) and XR753, lovely shots, shame she now has a red nose Roll Eyes

Its how all this 'lightning lark' began for us :D

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Right, here we go, they arent as good as Terry's or Ian's but this is where it all began for us in the LPG, over 20 years ago ;)

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Hope you like, more later ;)

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does not matter how they look we all started at some point I still have few photos taken from an Instamatic camera in 1970 :D :D :D

Terry

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I started off the same, it was a black and silver Kodak with a cube flash. Cheers

Perfect for taking a side shot of the galaxy at Finno in the fog in 1980

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Great stuff Andy. When did you first stand at CG3?

Stood there many a time early on a cold morning (it always seemed cold at Binbrook) thrilled at the sound of the Avpins going off, counting how many were coming out to play.

Great days - keep these photos coming.

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111 Sqn, gateguard

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Few more for you

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Cheers ;)

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WooHoo, no 2 = CG 2. :D Have one similar myself, never worked out what the day-glo sticker was on the T-5. Keep'em coming

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Used to scare the crap out of me as a kid blasting over my head on the sand dunnes of Mablethorpes.

my dad use to take us a drive up to Binbrook to view them takeing off and landing also
CBY on our way home we would see them with Phantoms.

do love them to bits thou.a real airshow stomper of power ,

just only got real close to them after there demise.
so just 904 with top tanks from me.
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vulcan558 wrote:: Used to scare the crap out of me as a kid blasting over my head on the sand dunnes of Mablethorpes.

my dad use to take us a drive up to Binbrook to view them takeing off and landing also
CBY on our way home we would see them with Phantoms.

do love them to bits thou.a real airshow stomper of power ,

just only got real close to them after there demise.
so just 904 with top tanks from me.

Very nice Rich, thanks for posting that, must have been taken pre 1995/96 before we removed the 'overburgers' and reapplied the Sqd markings, nice shot ;)

See you in 2009 Laughing

Your experiences sound like mine as a 'nipper' Lightnings low and fast from knowhere, scaring the pants off me Shocked

My god did it have an effect, kida got in the blood, literally ;)

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Yes Andy would be a good while ago.
that was from a old CanonEOS 650 or 620.

Happy days as a kid in that part of the country.
with both my parents and grand parents owening caravans on that coastline from 1960 to 2002 i spent all my summer holidays and more along that coast. and the journeys from out
side Lutterwrth across to that coast would be a trip routeing many bases at that time.

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Does this count :face:

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iveco wrote:: Does this count :face:

There's a lightning on the ground beside the Typhoon if that's what you mean mate

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REDS wrote:

iveco wrote:: Does this count :face:

There's a lightning on the ground beside the Typhoon if that's what you mean mate

Yeah i kinda figured that, i just wanted to makes sure because its not the main subject :albino: