English Electric Lightning (Crowood Aviation Series)

Front Cover
......Page 1
Back Cover
......Page 197
Title Page
......Page 3
Copyright 186126737I......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
CHAPTER ONE Formula One Fighter......Page 9
The F.I.  Into Service......Page 15
Lightning Specifications......Page 16
New Variants......Page 19
Specifications......Page 21
Lightning Production Totals......Page 25
CHAPTER TWO
Flying Tigers and the Firebirds
......Page 29
Enter The Tigers......Page 31
Firebirds......Page 36
CHAPTER THREE
T-Birds and the Ten Tonners
......Page 49
Lightnings and the Magic Carpet
......Page 52
Bumps Along the Way......Page 53
Flypasts and Ten Ton T-Birds......Page 58
Blinding Lightnings......Page 64
Organizational Changes......Page 66
First Flight......Page 69
Circuits and Crabs......Page 76
Going Solo......Page 80
Advanced Training......Page 83
All About Altitude......Page 84
CHAPTER FIVE
Prods and Brackets
......Page 87
Tanking With Billy-Boy......Page 89
Enter the Victor......Page 92
Long-Range Lightnings......Page 95
CHAPTER SIX
QRA: Keeping the Bears at Bay
......Page 107
de Havilland Firestreak......Page 109
The System......Page 111
de Havilland Red Top......Page 112
At the Sharp End......Page 113
Meeting the Oppostition......Page 117
Continental QRA......Page 119
CHAPTER SEVEN
Tiger Tales
......Page 121
CHAPTER EIGHT
Linies
......Page 132
CHAPTER NINE Lightning Strikes......Page 147
Martin-Baker Series 4 Ejection Seats......Page 150
Ughtning Write-Olfs by User/Type......Page 155
The Worst Year......Page 158
Improvements......Page 163
The Last Few Years......Page 166
CHAPTER TEN
The Yellow Gate
......Page 167
19 Squadron......Page 170
23 Squadron......Page 171
56 (Punjab) Squadron......Page 172
I I I Squadron......Page 173
AFDS (Air Fighting Development Squadron) / CFE (Central Fighter Establishment)......Page 174
LCU (Lightning Conversion Unit)IL TF (Lightning Training Flight)......Page 175
2 Squadron RSAF......Page 176
Kuwait Air Force......Page 177
APPENDIX TWO
Lightning Production Airframes
......Page 178
Maintenance Codes......Page 189
Class B Markings......Page 190
Glossary......Page 191
Bibliography......Page 193
Index......Page 194