Leuchars Lightnings

[Finningley Boy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnG0IoWbnwg

Airshows as they were, and should be. Salute to Leuchars Golden age!

Best regards,

FB

[Ken Shabby]

And it was free to get in!

[King Cobra]

Thanks for the link.

[Unknown74]

I'll have to get the DeLorean ready - Wow.

[Paul_Reflex]

Good find FB, thanks

The quality is really impressive given the age of the film.

[Finningley Boy]

Good find FB, thanks

The quality is really impressive given the age of the film.

Indeed, the feeling of nostalgia is pungent enough to affect all, I was at Leuchars in 1972, so within the period, I personally recall four of 23's Lightnings teamed up with four Phantoms from 43. They split to perform their respective formation display sets, the Lightnings went first, fuel restrictions I think, their finale was the needle threading individual low fast passes followed by the zoom climb up into what was a heavy but high cloud base, the leader found a hollow which they all disappeared into. The Phantoms carried out a formation break toward the crowdline, full afterburner and low enough to remind all just how big an aircraft the F-4 is!

FB

[Marathon Milkshake]

PHWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

So pleased I got hatched early enough to see the last 18 years of Lightnings in service....

Damn good and very apt music too!

[st24]

Glorious. That is all.

[Pat Murphy]

Brought a tear to the eye Set me scouring the depths of Youtube for Lightning stuff. This has to be one of the best. Things get really interesting from about 6 minutes in The comments below make interesting reading too as the pilot of XP693 has now seen the vid and commented

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp7LQbtezhw[/youtube]

[Finningley Boy]

Bloody marvellous Pat, that chap who flew close enough to cut the grass before disappearing skyward, was he reported for breaching Health & Safety regs?

FB

[Pat Murphy]

Bloody marvellous Pat, that chap who flew close enough to cut the grass before disappearing skyward, was he reported for breaching Health & Safety regs?

FB

He went on to fly 747's and others for BA, not long retired