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British Aircraft Corporation Lightning F.6

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1967-1988, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1990/0690/A

The Lightning was the Royal Air Force’s first truly supersonic aircraft and its introduction to front line squadrons in 1960 heralded the start of a new era in Fighter Command.

BAC Lighting F6 single seat jet fighter., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of 6 Squadron Leader Roland Wright

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-6254

Corporal Roland Wright saw action on the North-West Frontier of India during the 1930s. As an air gunner he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal in 1932 following an operation to protect British troops at the garrison at Chitral (now in Pakistan).

Medal Bar of 6 Squadron Leader Roland Wright | X004-6254, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan