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Must have been an emotional time. The end of Binbrook and rhe might Lightning

Very, very sad. How far backwards the RAF has slid since then. Too few airframes and only a handful of stations left. God forbid the UK has to defend herself again.

I was at RAF Laarbruch in the late sixties when it was announced that the RAF were to get Phantoms. Spangdahlem sent acouple of F4s to LBH for a "friendly" fly off to show off their prowess. Needless to say the Frightning tore them to shreds and, one occassion, following a F2A/F4 pairs takeoff the F2A was airborne and waiting for the F4 to get off the groumd before he called a guns kill (being a gentleman!). A USAF Colonel (smug git that he was) walked away in disgust muttering to himself. All his illusions about F4 superiority totally shattered. We still ended up with F4s. On a later "friendly" flyoff between RAF and USAF F4s I witnessed the same Colonel (now a Brigadier) walk off muttering again after a 6 nil defeat by the RAF. Oh dear, how sad,never mind!

It's a shame they painted it in a camouflage again. There are so many civillian and racing Mustangs, but there's not a single Spitfire with a creative design

That was the last time I saw a Lightning fly - looking at my photos I must have been standing a few feet away from you

The events of November 1989 would sadly signal the beginning of the end of UH and her birds. Great vid.

Sadly missed show,Saw the SR-71 many times during the 80s,never failed to impress,I’m a very sentimental and nostalgic person,And I often remember the great spring bank holidays of the air fete,The bbq’s and Budweiser and Sunkist orange in ice filled bathtubs,Great memories.

I was there , end of the day they flew low and high and loud!

I bet she’d give a few modern birds a run for their money.

I remember them well from '76. The 75 show was at nearby Lakenheath. Last show i did was 1990. No Lightning😢.

I was underneath the SR71 when it flamed out, boom boom boom, I thought it was going to fall on me!

That was a fantastic Airshow & F-14 display from VF-74 nose number 106 & sadly the last year a Raf Phantom displayed

Fantastic to see, a bit after my time as I left in 84 but the sound of the Shackleton will stay with me forever. Actually 2 flights in them and my ears are still ringing 40 years later

Range Rover 6 wheel fire-tender. Tasty.

Reminds me of when the RAAF retired our F111s Mothballed airframes used for parts sitting there

Great footage. I was there, this brings back some incredible memories. The tomcat was such a beautiful aircraft.

Is it that aircraft what killed Paul Morgan 12.05.2001?

iworked on the lightning above wing fitter

The lightning growl ,superb !

Where can I rent one😊

This just made me cry. Oh the memories and feelings and the unofficial air little mini shows the pilots would either coincidentally or deliberately give us over our little primary school in New Waltham near Grimsby in the last few days of the Lightnings at lunches and break times. Coming in fast and low over the houses and then a roar a brief flame and spurt of afterburner before tearing upwards into the sky, not just your rib cage shaking violently but every organ in your body including many you were not even aware that you had vibrating at different frequencies. As a young boy I bloody loved it, some of the younger kids and girls who ran back inside crying, perhaps not so much, but the law of averages kicks in. Oh what I would give for a time machine right now!

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The lightning can climb as high and as fast as any modern fighter. It’s a thing of beauty and it’s British

Holy climb rate batman

the pilots called them frightnings due to the speed the fuel would disappear. *which was 1ltr per minute and 1.2ltr per minute afterburner.

I was stationed at RAF Alconbury in the early 80's. I was a great base. I lived in a little town called St Ives. Some of the best years of my life. My oldest daughter was born at RAF Lakenheath.

Fly- bys are real good!

I bet those FGR.2 guys got a lot of bullying from the F3 guys 😂

Ian Black in the F6 XR754 what a departure

I was there - somewhere in that crowd!

The one year I don't make it,and I miss this!!!!😪

Could still eat a lot of modern aircraft for breakfast in speed and manoeuvrability. What a CLASSIC.

And the Lightening was doing this in 1960! So much for the Eurofighter?

The old 90s tornado cammo was gnarly, those were the days

It was a one man rocket with wings I remember it as a kid going over similar to the vulcan

40 odd years ago i had the fortune to not only get to steer a 4,000 gallon bitumen tanker delivering to binbrook down the runway,but also got to climb aboard a decomissioned lightning,no engines just the airframe.a giant tube with wings, never forget that day nor the lightning.

@calleskoga3572 havent heard anything about baby gorilla in several years. whats the status of it? being rebuilt ? how far along? any pictures? Any info would be great. Watched Lloyd Hamilton fly at airshows for many years and always watched him flying over my house. Hope she flys again !

I actually saw this plane today.

I WISH I could vividly remember this, I would have been 7 and I know for a fact I attended a Mildenhall air show with my mum, nan and grandad around this time! Love it!

Wow....High Alpha angle of attack has increased massively.....

I was there right at the end on ASF, wonder what C/T Chris Story is doing now ?

Ahhhhhhh the old F3, the Son of TSR2..............but with a blue circle radar and still not yet as good as an EEL

A year after i left 12sqn.

This was a daily scene at RAF Akrotiri in the late 60's early 70's. My father was a Sqd Ldr Doctor at the RAF Hospital and we were lucky to see the Lightning's and many visiting aircraft.

Never got to see one up close but this was my fav Airfix model kit 111 sqn silver with the lightning bolt through the roundel. 50yrs ago. Happy days.

Fabulous! Binbrook is no longer though

I can here the fizz of the radar in the recording as it sweeps round. Nice.

I was there that day and they flew at the end of the day. Never forgotten and totally unique. Only us Brits could have bulilt the Lightning. We were so lucky to see them and it was also my last Air Show once they retired.

Oh the memories, now it's just boring apaches 😢

Lol it looks like boomerang