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“B

uchan Master Controller on

telebrief. Binbrook, alert

one Lightning.” Wing Ops:

“Binbrook acknowledged –

Mission 04.” Master Controller: “Mission

04, we have a contact strength two. Eighty

miles northeast of Aberdeen heading south,

height 8,000 and climbing, speed 250kts...

04, your mission is to intercept, identify

and report. Vector zero three-zero, climb

to flight level two-five-zero, call Buchan

Control on fighter stud five, standby fighter

stud 8. Scramble, scramble, scramble

• acknowledge.” Wing Ops: “Binbrook
  acknowledged, 04 scrambling.”

30 YEARS OF

LIGHTNING

THUNDER

Enthusiasts delight in seeing two of the Lightning Preservation Group’s

jets thundering down the Bruntingthorpe runway. Hugh Trevor details

the work of the organisation that pays tribute to this charismatic fighter.

42 Aviation News incorporating Jets April 2018

ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING SPECIAL

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