Last Ever Lightning Display - N. Coates 25 - 06 -1988

[F3]

Seeing PB's post which included an excellent sequence of shots of the last Lightning display ship from '86 has inspired me to dig out a series of pics of what I believe to be the last ever official, public, display by an RAF Lightning which took place @ RAF North Coates Open Day on Sat. 25/06/88 almost a month after the disbandment of XI Sqn. @ Binbrook. The Lightning which displayed was F6 XS898/BD flown by F/L Al 'Porky' Page. More a cameo performance than a full display sequence, consisting of a series of passes, the event was nevertheless memorable esp' when re-heat was selected in the turns over the sea. On the way home I liberated one of the advertising posters from a telegraph post as a souvenir which was lost in a subsequent house move. However I do have a pic of it which completes the post.

Last ever Lightning display (1) by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Last ever Lightning display (3) by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Last ever Lightning display (2) by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Last ever Lightning display (4) by Michael Britton, on Flickr

Last Lightning display - N. Coates June '88 (2) by Michael Britton, on Flickr

[The Phantom]

F6 in camo is very nice

A great set of images

[JONLITE06]

I can remember being stood at Crash Gate 3, as he taxied in for the last time! Seems like yesterday!!!

[paddyboy]

Hi Michael

Awesome memories there

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy