Yes you can make out what appear to be the greenhouses in the background, it also looks to have been a very low ejection, he must have been lucky to have ressumed his flying career after that.

The manager there googled the serial number on the seat and got in touch, saying he wanted the seat to go to its rightful place – back in the cockpit of the jet, so they donated it to the project. A big thank-you to him also.
Anon.

It’s really great to hear that things like that still happen.
Nice update.

It would be interesting to hear from the photographer, but given the assignment wasn’t aircraft photography, but an incredibly lucky serendipitous shot, I’d be very surprised if there were.

Yes I would agree with all of that, especially as he may not have been using motor drives etc in his usual work.

Also completely agree with Adrian, it does look like the tractor could be doing airfiled grass cutting, no sign of plough.

If Ian does get to talk to the photographer, maybe he could point him towards the forum, or take notes and write up a post about the incident.
Will be another good Lightning story well covered by the people involved then.

I guess you need to speak to someone at Shuttleworth for the truth about the Nimrod.
One thought though, could the Nimrods’ reputation come from the fact that it was flown off carriers in often tricky conditions?

It is an oddity, but the F-111 is firmly designated as a fighter! The FB designation seems to have been bandied around at some stage but not taken up.
I would say it isn’t part of the ‘Century series’ though, both numerically and timewise.

What an amazing resource for a comparitively overlooked type of the RAF, and the classic station of RAF Watton.
Excellent read.

Excellent stuff Ian, and thanks for sharing here.
Did he have an original of the shot that you can get a copy from?

Hmm, I really like the Handley Page Heyford, but then I also really like the Me262 – hard to believe they were in the same war.
The Bristol Beaufighter is my favourite though, for its up to date design, presence, and sheer good service it gave.