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this date.In the July issue of FlyPast we scrutinise Britain’s achievements in the early days of the jet age,
including the rise – and fall – of the legendary de Havilland Comet airliner. We also continue our salute
to the RAF in its centenary year. The July issue will be in UK shops on June 1, and see page 122 for our
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130 FLYPAST June 2018English Electric Lightning F.3
XR713 basks in the glow of a
winter sunset on February
24 at its Bruntingthorpe,
Leicestershire base. The
aircraft, owned by the Lightning
Preservation Group (LPG)
was appearing at an evening
photography shoot. It was a
‘gate guardian’ at Leuchars
for many years and acquired
by the LPG after the Scottish
base announced its closure.
It joins two taxiable F.6s at
Bruntingthorpe – XR728 and
XS904. JONATHAN WINTLE