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    Airframe Family: English Electric Lightning
    Latest Model:Lightning F.3
    Last Military Serial:XR713 RAF
    Compressed ID:English Electric Lightning F.3 sn X...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Leuchars, Fife, Fife, Scotland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Lightning F.3.

    21 October 1964

    First flight.

    8 January 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR713.

    By 1973

    Transferred to 111SQN.
    Photograph on Air Britain web-site.

    By 1973

    Markings Applied: A
    Natural metal finish.

    By June 1975

    Transferred to 5SQN.
    Photograph on Air Britain web-site.

    June 1975

    Markings Applied: S

    By 1986

    Transferred to Lightning Training Flight (LTF), RAF Binbrook.

    By 1986

    Markings Applied: DD

    24 May 1986


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lightning F.3 of RAF Binbrooks Lightning Training Flight on the flight-line at the 1986 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete

    11 March 1987

    New serial number assigned: 8935M RAF

    11 March 1987

    Transferred to RAF Leuchars.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    19 September 1992


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lightning F.3 of 111 Squadron on display at the 1992 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    14 September 1996


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lightning F.3 in 111 Squadron markings on display at the 1996 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    To RAF Leuchars, Fife, Fife, Scotland.
    Preserved with 111Sqn. Tail code C.
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    7 September 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Preserved. Taken at RAF Leuchars final Airshow
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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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