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English Electric Lightning P1B/F.1

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1959-OCT 1983, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/A/1167

The Lightning was the Royal Air Force’s first truly supersonic aircraft, serving as an air defence interceptor from 1960 until 1988. Its formidable top speed came at the cost of a very short range.

Silver-coloured aircraft with highly swept wings and large RAF roundels, carrying to white missiles, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Red Top Missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1970-Circa 1988, London, Hangar Three/Four, X001-3496

Open topped weapons pack shaped to fit into bottom of Lightning fuselage. Wide side mounted missile stubs; painted overall grey. Braced steel/aluminium structure with various valves and cabling runs. Trolley mounted.

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