English Electric Lightnings P1B/F1 XG336 /C and XG335 /B
Air Fighting Development School, Coltishall 1960..
Lightning XR 723 & XS 932 refuel from Handley Page Victor Tanker, 11 Sqn c.1969
Lightning T.4 XM997 with Firestreak Missile 1973
Lightning XR721 of 56 Sqn crashed 5 January 1966 - Helmingham nr Wattisham from Bryan Philpott Collection
Belly landed on the B1079 road at Elm Farm, Helmingham eleven miles east of Wattisham, Suffolk after being unable to maintain height following the failure of the No.1 engine. It was on an extended approach to Bentwaters and was approximately 20 miles out. A canopy fault had prevented the pilot from ejecting but the aircraft slid into a tree, the impact of which fired the seat, which was now outside its limits, killing the pilot, Flying Officer D. Law. The aircraft came to a halt at the wall of a roadside cottage.
