EE Lightnings at Biggin Hill

Lightning vertical, close to the VIP tent.

I went to many a Biggin Hill air show over the years, and never did see a Lightning on the ground. One amusing incident I must relate though, on one particular Lightning performance, the pilot decided to make one final pass from the valley end, and positioned the Lightning slightly to the left of the runway, once level with the VIP tent full power was selected and the aircraft went almost vertical, the two Avons blasting a spectacular cloud of newly mown grass and the dirt over that VIP enclosure for the next few minutes. I can imagine the phones were red hot back his base before the pilot even landed.

Gerry R

Just a quickie. Were EE Lightnings ever based at Biggin Hill?

Tony.

Nope, runway not really long enough for operational use. They rarely landed during air shows when lightly loaded.

I did wonder.Thread Police? Might be accused of infringing their human flights!

My goodness ! Where on earth are the thread police ? Shouldn’t this be slammed locked shut without a sniff of explanation and moved to historic ?? :dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::dev2::diablo::diablo::dev2::dev2:

Thanks. I kind of knew but wanted an experts opinion.

Definitely not.

Hunters and Meteors were but not Lightnings as far as I am aware.