EE Lightning at Sandtoft Aerodrome

Some comment’s have been removed.. any further slanging and the posts will be removed and the culprits warned.

For the progress on ZF579 at Gatwick see the following links:-
http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/news/news.html
http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/lightning/latest_news.htm
Since being fitted most of the engine connects have been completed and two major items remain to be fitted, the No.1 reheat unit and the No.2 engine. Both are ready to go when time and resources are availalble (time and peeps!).

Here you go,

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Lightning T.5 XS456 at Skegness, 3rd December 2010

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=190

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user mjr on here would be best placed to answer Terry, he’s part of the restoration team.

Any one here know what progress has been made to the Lightning being restored at the Gatwick Aviation Museum ,looked like they were doing a really top notch job .

Viscount, I posted that link from my phone without having the chance to look through it through its entirety.

Viscount, you are correct in recalling a Gannet at Sandtoft; it’s now with us at Elvington.

Same here….??

Peppermint Jam,

Interesting site, but what exactly am I looking for? Which aircraft am I being directed toward, as I cannot find ‘Sandtoft Aerodrome’ in the listing, no matter how many times I look through.

However, hopefully someone will be along shortly with an informed answer. I can recall a time, some while ago that there were a number of older RAF aircraft types at Sandtoft in storage eg Vampire, Jet Provost and even a Gannet ( I think), but don’t recall a Lightning, so am as little real help as the post above.

Have a look here mate

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivors.php