Is there any news on the on going restoration of XP701:rolleyes:

regards Matt

Hello Matt,

I’m sorry to say that there are no plans to restore what is left of XP701. The best I can do is continue with my compilation of her history and photos which I have to say is coming along very nicely. The ‘Lightning’ community has been very helpful and generates a steady trickle of pleasing information and photos. A number of pilots have been rummaging through their log books photo albums for me with good results.

Hello Everyone,

I am delighted with the very helpful responses posted, thank you very much. I haven’t done this sort of thing before and it could indeed turn into quite a long term project! I will follow up all of the leads suggested but in the meantime, in response to ‘Viscount’, I do not have any documents at all, nor does the museum. How would I go about securing access to information such as entries from the ‘file card’ operational history?

Don’t be afraid to offer as many corrections as you like as much of the information I have so far is taken from the Internet and unverified. One man’s pedantry is another man’s accuracy!

Thanks again and a Happy New Year to all.