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    Airframe Family: English Electric Lightning
    Latest Model:Lightning T.5
    Last Military Serial:XS417 RAF
    Construction Number:B1/95002
    Compressed ID:English Electric Lightning T.5 sn X...
    Latest Owner or Location:Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lightning T.5.

    17 July 1964

    First flight.

    25 May 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XS417.

    September 1970

    Transferred to 23 Squadron, RAF Leuchars.
    Operated with markings: Z

    16 September 1972


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lightning T.5 of 23 Squadron on display at the 1972 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    By May 1981

    Transferred to 11SQN, RAF Binbrook.

    By May 1981

    Markings Applied: BT

    29 May 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air fete 81

    29 May 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    18 May 1987

    Last flight.

    27 April 1988

    To Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.
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    26 October 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Newark Air Museum in the UK

    1 October 2012


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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