English Electric Lightning F. 1A XM135

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English Electric Lightning F. 1A XM135

English Electric Lightning F.1A XM135 (msn 95031), at Duxford. This aircraft jumped the chocks at RAF Lyneham and flew a circuit with no canopy or functioning ejection seat. The pilot was Taffy Holden, an engineering officer, who managed to land safely. Unsurprisingly he suffered trauma from the incident and became OC Training Wing, No.1 School of Technical Traing at RAF Halton. Date: circa 2000

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2000 Canopy Chocks Circuit Duxford Ejection Electric Engineering Flew Halton Holden Incident Jumped Lightning Lyneham Managed Pilot Safely Seat Suffered Technical Wing

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