Lightning F1 XM144/B Wattisham 1967 . c/n 95040.
built
14/3/60. 30/9/60 "J" 74 Sqd. 10/12/62 Warton for mods.
24/5/63 returned 74 Sqdand recoded "G". 29/9/63 cat 3 when ventral tank and
canopy jettisoned whe nose wheel 'up' on landing. 16/6/64 to 144/226 OCU. 17/6/65 33 MU
store, overhaul and target facilities mods.4/7/66 transfered 60MU as 33MU closed. 28/1/67
Leconfield Station Flight/60MU 'Hack' aquiring 'Golden Arrow' paintscheme by 5/67.
29/12/67
"B"/Wattisham TFF. 'Jinx' by 6/69, 'Felix' by 8/69, uncoded by 9/72, to 60MU
22/9/70 overhaul, 30/7/71 to 144/Leuchars TFF becoming"X" 23 Sqd early 72
after squadron absorbed TFF last flight 7/11/73. Aircraft parked as decoy . Refurbished in
79 as "J" 74 Sqd gate guardian. Sold to private owner in Burntwood Staffs. Now
owned by South West Aviation Heritage, Eaglescott.
Picture
via Terry Waddington Collection