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60,000 Feet in 3 Minutes: The Lightning That Terrified the Soviets

Britain’s English Electric Lightning could climb faster than any Western jet, hitting 60,000 feet in under three minutes and exceeding Mach 2. This chapter explores the aircraft’s astonishing ...
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English Electric Lightning XR724 Fires Up at Binbrook After Decades of Silence

Sixty years after it first took flight, English Electric Lightning XR724 roared back to life at its spiritual home of RAF Binbrook. Thanks to the tireless efforts of a dedicated volunteer team, the ...