Outstanding ! TY

My late brother FLTLT "Mac" Cameron flew the Lightning with 92SQN RAF Leconfield in the early 1960's.

He was my Squadron Commander on 5 Squadron until closure. I've still got the photographs I took of his aircraft with his name. In fact I've got a few others of the same era. Great times.

Remember Flying Officer John Hall who ejected from a lightning sadly with life changing injuries. Previously John Hall flew Wessex helicopters with 18 Squadron.

Only one comment mentioning those who seviced and mended these A/C. He mentioned it was a team but no mention of those that kept him in the air.

Where is that cockpit based

Top bloke ! Talented & committed as they all were. Very humbling to listen to the stories !! ❤

Many thanks for filming and editing this video as a fitting tribute to the crew of JB657 and Norman Conway. Also in memory of Sqn Ldr Mark Long wgo sadly lost his life while taking off in Spitfire MK356, to perform a flypast at this ceremony. Finally to all the contributors via the Zeffy crowdfunder Thank you. Best rgds,

"It was before me time, but lovely. ♥️"Till this day." Best of british. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

He can waffle for England 👉🇬🇧👈❗

Ian Hollingworth and his generation are bloody heroes. Quiet, resourceful and very intelligent people making a fantastic fighter jet and the guys flying them. Running out of fuel, no radar, cockpit fire, atrocious weather, looking for Russians. Dealing with all of this while remaining calm and doing his “mental maths”.

Did you go to Ridings comprehensive school John?

All these questions and two years later no acknowledgments.

Where is this?

Heartwarming to see these two Queens of the Sky are back home to a bit of TLC. Well done everyone, I first saw a Lightning fly in 1962 at an airshow and was awestruck. That feeling has never left me. My dad was RAF in WWII on Halifax's, he got his wings but was BA, Nav and Radio Op from '42 to '46.

Its a pity a lighting will never fly again in England because of red tap bullshit 😑

Great recollections of a true professional.

Amazing british jet, with a very humble pilot, lovely to see 😊

The Frightening....

Binbrook was my first posting. Imagine the thrill of working on your favourite aircraft.. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

As someone amazed how Homeserve keeps my 20 year old central heating system safe and working, I have huge respect for this team of engineers who strived so hard to keep these veteren jets airworthy. Surgical precision.

Heart breaking to see a Lightning with cut wings, yes it's a big job to dismantle if you don't, I know from personal experience having dismantled a T5 at RAF Newton back in the 80's ( XS 451 which tragically crashed in Overberg AFB Airshow, South Africa in 2009) , all we can hope for is great restoration which I'm sure you guys will do, good work chaps will have to come and visit👍

Hell!..is that Mario who worked at LTF BETWEEN 1980-85?

Ian was always a gent while I was a 11 Liney, Mavis,

I spent 6 years at Binbrook, some of which I spent working in the electronics and oxygen bay just across from where they are parked. Worked on Meteors and Canberras of 85 sqn and Lightnings of 5 and 11 sqn.

Love the Lightning and what a nice bloke 👍🏻 remember hearing about a Lightning being down in the North Sea

Brilliant to see the tournament played on Home Turf again. Well Done everyone who made it possible and thanks for sharing the vid with us all.

Brilliant

Was on 11 at Binbrook came down from Leuchars with the squadron was a rigger good to hear you mallet swingers give us a bit ping loved that kite most of the time 😂

This video really shows the feeling of the event. What a great day it was and so good to see the Bomb back at Binbrook. Well done everyone involved..

What a class aircraft the English Electric Lightning was. It’s speed and manoeuvrability would still give the modern jets a run for their money.

Thankyou so much. All. Xxxxxxxx

Will there be more PIlot Interviews like this?

Aah Binbrook 5 & 11 Sqns plus the LTF best memories of a RAF career. See to recall the Station Commander ‘banging out’ over the North Sea, think his name was Carter?

Great series, brought back so many memories of my first posting as a sooty on T2 in ASF from Dec 85 to May 87.

I admire and respect that all the people involved in making this happen,a big thumbs up to everyone involved,I will definitely be making a trip to RAF Binbrook to see these wonderful aircraft.😊

Went to an airshow at RAF Leuchers in Fife. I was about 16 and stood about 100 feet away as they scranbled two squadrons of Lightnings at once towards the North Sea. Being 70 now my memory is not perfect, if anybody else remembers this day I would appreciate any comment. I had just started an apprenticeship at Rolls Royce in Hillingdon near Glasgow. I was lucky to get a lift every day with two guys who worked on the Avon re-heat sections of the engine. One welded the fuel rings within the re-heat section, and the other younger man inspected his work. Needless to say there were many bitchy conversations on the way home. Willie the inspector failed some weldes which reduced the old boys bonus at the end of the month. Many people worked to keep you and your people safe Dennis. The safety standards at Rolls Royce were so high back then, it was check and double check on everything.

I arrived at Binbrook from RAF Cosford in 78 and spent 18 months on ASSF…..a.k.a. the Breaker’s Yard. A shed full of about 40 Lightnings in various states of dismantlement which were gradually robbed of all their parts by whichever squadron needed them at the time. As an 18 year old singley without a car the only escape was the regular, free Thursday night bus to Cleethorpes….generously provided by the MT Flight…which usually got you back to camp at 23.30 after a sozzled evening of beery excess in The Dolphin pub. I had some great mates at Binbrook but the job ( basically helping to run an aircraft scrap yard ) was a complete and utter ball ache. The only thing I ever really learned at Binbrook was how to play Euchre, a strange card game which I play to this day and is very popular in Cornwall where they have pub Euchre leagues. On reading PMC bulletin one morning ( during one of my many stints as Tea Bar mechanic ) I saw that the RAF were asking for volunteers for RAF Kinloss. I applied, got accepted within a week and spent most of the rest of my time in the RAF on Nimrods. While in Scotland I went “native”. Learned the bagpipes, married a local girl and developed a taste for Scotch whisky. Great to see this channel and listen to the banter. Keep the faith guys.

Well done these icons of British Aviation that tore the sky apart for many years deserve to be preserved.

What is the destiny for XS 459 now she is back at Binbrook ? She holds a very special place in my life as I flew her out of RAF Binbrook as part of the LTF back in 1986, just before embarking on my own RAF Aircrew career.

I'll never forget being at Cranfield when the Lightnings were cut up for scrap. Was such a sad day. As our first supersonic interceptor we should preserve the ones we can for generations to come, part of our aviation history.

Maybe a fortnight since I watched this but it had to be watched again , even for the opening sequence ..what is that sound track ? , the Ariel drone footage is excellent .

Lightnings.....A piece engineering marvel - fantastic to see these Lightnings undercover 😊 I'm restoring a Mk10 55ton Chieftain main battle tank - love spending time working on her and it's great way to relax and unwind.

So what's next ? Restore them ???

One of my first kitset models when I was a kid in the 60's, quite emotional for some strange reason.

So... What's the Next move or plan? I'm hoping a FULL Restoration to their original prime? Or close to it?

I remember photographing two Lightnings when they came to Australia for the RAAF 50th. Unfortunatley I dont recall the particular aircraft involved

More vital history saved - a huge well done to all involved.

What a brilliant thing to watch well done all of you 👏 👏👍🇬🇧

Great interview I may have filmed you taxiing the Lightning at Bruntingthorpe it is on my KZbin channel, shame that Bruntingthorpe fast taxi days have come to an end.👍🇬🇧