Lightning XN728

Hugh has a F.2A nose on loan at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection.

My mistake, sorry, havent seen him for ages 😉

Hugh has a F.2A nose on loan at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection.

well i think i speak for everyone in saying its better that we tryed and lost that didnt bother at all

anythings possible 🙂

So dare i say it but most wil end up as scrap?

🙁

Not yet but, she aint long for this world me thinks, but that said, she’s been ‘lingering on the edge’ for years now, so who knows.
I would personally like to see her put out of her misery.

As you all know we in the LPG are very busy keeping our two alive and building the Q shed and we havent got the capacity to take her on, so if anyone out there feels strongly enough about doing something pratical to save her, then start making contact and talking nicely to the owners,just get over there and talk, or try to, thats how its done, 728 and 904 were purchased that way 😉

She would need one hell of alot of money spent just to make her safe to move,and then move let alone a cosmetic resortation.

Go for it guys, make some ‘moves’ 😉

Ummmm dont think so, I think his is an Ex 5 sqd (cant remember the no.) F6 which is down south somewhere now, but you never know with Hugh :rolleyes:

Yes I suppose the nose is salvageable, there’s nothing left mind you, its ripped (literally) apart inside.

The owners, ummmm, less said about them the better, maybe someone else might have better luck, we asked nicely, but got knowhere

So dare i say it but most wil end up as scrap?

🙁

Hugh has a F2a nose dos’nt he?
Is she even beyond saving the nose …… i’am sitting here in tears knowing that there is nothing we can do for her:mad:, did the new owners tell you what plans they have for her?

Ummmm dont think so, I think his is an Ex 5 sqd (cant remember the no.) F6 which is down south somewhere now, but you never know with Hugh :rolleyes:

Yes I suppose the nose is salvageable, there’s nothing left mind you, its ripped (literally) apart inside.

The owners, ummmm, less said about them the better, maybe someone else might have better luck, we asked nicely, but got knowhere

Hugh has a F2a nose dos’nt he?
Is she even beyond saving the nose …… i’am sitting here in tears knowing that there is nothing we can do for her:mad:, did the new owners tell you what plans they have for her?

Hello , on the way back from Newark last week i could’nt help but stop and look at this poor old lady… does anyone have any more news on her or a contact for the owner?
All the best Matt;)

Hi yeh, been there Im sorry to say, we have made contact with the new owners, (friendly not) to ask if we can help her, TCL, etc, ummmm had a mixed reception, but to be honest and on close inspection she is Im affraid only good for the steel saw now.

Shes a lost cause, to far gone Im affraid, she would fall apart, the corrsion is beyond belief, XN728 should have been saved 10 years ago, shame shes the last but one F2a in the uk, but you cant save em all

Sad but true

Hello , on the way back from Newark last week i could’nt help but stop and look at this poor old lady… does anyone have any more news on her or a contact for the owner?
All the best Matt;)

Yep, still there yesterday.

Is this aircraft still around?

Go on, put her out of her misery…

Mornin’,

Read elsewhere on net that the land that the lightnings on is for sale. Anyone heard anything?

J man

i am sure it would buff out

Knowing how our country is going he will shortly probably be able to get an Art’s council grant for maintaining a piece of ‘urban art’ ! .

…………in my day 😉

At least one of the graffiti artists has gone for silver and red in befitting with past lightning colour schemes 🙂

I agree with Arthur about how she looks quite wonderful as she is. If someone wants to restore it then so be it but I wouldnt suggest starting a campaign to plough funds into the aircraft for restoration as there are many more worthwhile causes around.

I think she’s beautiful

A local museum, a few tins of paint, a new canopy and it seems, a sudden wave of enlightenment on the part of the owners and she could look decent. No-ones asking it to fly, just stop it rotting and make it look okay.

hmmm

I still thinks she looks beautiful as she is, however I havent seen her for a while is she even still there?

There is something eerily stunning about it as it is tho. In a morbid way. keep it as it is. where it is. forever.

Jay

Canopy.

I’ve a few pics from June 2001 of XN728.

The canopy back then was certainly not as smashed as it is now.

Here’s one:

Didn’t see this thread when posting to the other….

Was wandering around the McCarther Glen outlet at York recently and happened to see a shirt in the Paul Smith outlet shop. (Some designer stuff – think i got the name right).

Anyways the Lighting at A1/Newark was being used as the print design!!

Wonder how they got permission for that….

every time i plod up and down the A1 beween Yorks and Suffolk i wonder what it must have been to see her like flying – i’m too young to remember lightnings airbourne 🙁

XN728

Get Rid asap

This wreck does not help groups like LPG/AALO ect people remember the wrecked f2a not the f6 they saw taxi last weekend ect.

Would anyone who has seen this and has little info on the preservation sceen give money to groups to restore / operate lightnings.

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