Handley Page Herald Graffitied

The second aircraft on the Suede cover is not a Lightning, it’s a Hunter.

XR728

All the lightnings that were on the ranges have all gone. I think that the last one went about 2 years ago.

Scott C

Yes, there was another lightning on the cover (see lower left-hand corner). – see below

http://music.porkrind.org:81/Suede/Sci-fi%20Lullabies%20(Disc%202)/cover.jpg

I think that there were actually two lightnings on the Suede album, one in the foreground and one in the background (If I remember rightly). Does anyone know if there’s any of them left?

I hate to see pictures like that.

Much better the airframe was smelted quickly.

Moggy

Hi Ant

The Lightning on the front of the suede album was F.3 XP702 and it was taken at the otterburn ranges.

Scott C

Whilst sites like these are sad to see from a historic and preservational point of view,I can’t help feeling there is something ‘artistic’ about them,particularly with the graffiti on the Herald.It looks like an album cover for an Indie band or something like that. (The band Suede released an album a few years ago with a wrecked Lightning on the cover which looked like it had been shot up on the Pendine Ranges or somewhere like that-anyone know which Lightning it was,or which album for that matter?)
On the subject of preservation,the Herald situation isn’t too bad with a number in museums,and atleast one about to be housed in Duxford’s AirSpace project.As for Lightnings,it’s a shame the F.2A’s haven’t survived in greater numbers,the only ‘safe’ example is at East Fortune,with another pair corroding steadily at a museum in Germany.That said,there are plenty of Lightnings of various types still extant,so we mustn’t grumble too much.

Sadly she’s not alone. This is Lightning F3 XN728 at the side of the A1 near Newark in May last year. Since then, the canopy has gone.

The same Herald, G-BAZJ how it should be.

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