Lightning F6 XV329/T 74 Sqd. c/n B1/95022.
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short sad story
built 30/12/66. 28/2/67 60MU. 3/3/67 Shorts, Sydenham for preparation for dispatch to
Singapore. 8/3/67 shipped to 390MU, Singapore aboard MV Calchas, suffering some salt
corrosion en-route, arriving 10/4/67. 1/7/67 "T" 74 Sqd. 10/71 Sydenham aboard
MV Robert Middleton. 14/12/71 Flown 60MU , Leconfield. 21/12/71 noted Coltishall. 3/74 SOC
due acid spillage from batteries and excessive salt corrosion to tailplane, scrapped
Leconfield May 1974, still carrying "T" 74 Sqd.
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Peter R March