Raf Lightning Cold War Interceptor Jet Tank Tops

A F-4 Phantom FGR2 of the Royal Air Force.

In the hangar at Bruntingthorpe.

A RAF Lightning jet fighter taxiing along the runway.

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The English Electric Lightning (also known as the BAC Lightning) was a British jet fighter from the Cold War period with the RAF.

The iconic Cold War era Royal Air Force Lightning. Famed for its immense speed

The English Electric Lightning F.Mk.6 in 56 squadron (RAF) markings.

The English Electric Lightning F.Mk6 in 74 squadron (RAF) markings.

Ground crew ready the aircraft as the pilot is strapped in.

Considering the prototype flew less than 10 years after the end of the Second World War, this Mach 2 capable Interceptor was a quantum leap in performance for the RAF.

A Royal Air Force Lightning jet aircraft in the shadows.

RAF Lightning XR728 taxies out of the shadows.

RAF EE Lightning with afterburners lit passes low and fast creating ribbons on the wing tips

BAC Lightning F.6 XP693 from 56 Squadron Royal Air Force with wing top tanks for extended range

The iconic English Electric Lightning sitting on the pan in a beautiful orange sunset

The iconic English Electric Lightning sitting on the pan in a beautiful orange sunset