Elvington: Lightning XS903, Delivery Flight...18.5.88

Retirement of EE Lightning F6. XS903. To Elvington Museum.
With a nice flypast from a Canberra, Shakleton, & A VC 10.
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XS903; C/N 95249 ff D. de Villiers 17-8-66 Samlesbury. To 5 Squadron (A), 16-3-67; to 23 Squadron; to 5 Squadron (C); to 60 MU, 7-1-74. Inactive at Binbrook, 1983. 18-5-88 Flown by Wg Cmdr Jake Jarron to RAF Elvington for preservation by Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington Airfield, nr York.

[@davidbertram880]

I was there on that day ! Memories flooding back. The end of an era for a truly fabulous British aircraft ! ❤

[@crompton33022]

Thank you for a great video. 1988 is starting to feel like along time ago but I feel lucky to have seen a lightening fly quite a few times. What an aircraft! This video reminds me that I must visit Ellvington soon. Thanks again, Regards Ian.

[@toucheturtle3840]

I’m old enough too. You’ll never forget that gut rumbling roar😁

[@robertlangham9028]

Thanks for posting this! I'm actually in this video - one of the Air Cadets walking the biplane out to the runway. 😂

[@timhancock6626]

I skydived there a few times in the late 70s. High time I visited the museum again. Those Lightnings were something else in their day.

[@PhilipBallGarry]

Love how he opens the canopy and throws the ignition key in 👍

[@hank11ish]

A very good day Believed it flew in after its last sortie in which it fired the last Red Top AAM

[@kingoftadpoles]

Visited there after delivery, with all the access panels taped shut.

[@SteDews]

flew all that way and noone sent a ladder ahead of them?