List of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning

Accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning twin-engined interceptor and multi-role fighter. The main operator of the Lightning was the Royal Air Force but it was also operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Kuwait Air Force.

1950s

1959

1960s

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1970s

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1979

1980s

1981
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
XR769 last taxi on April 11th 1988

2000s

2009

Notes

  1. To abandon a military aircraft like the Lighting is to leave the aircraft using an ejection seat.

References

Notes
  1. Halley 1999, p. 201
  2. "Supersonic Survival". Flight: 346. Retrieved "9 July 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Chief Test Pilot Missing In 1,000 M.P.H. JET." Times [London, England] 2 Oct. 1959: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 July 2013.
  4. Halley 1999, p. 202
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Haley 2001, pp. 58–83
  6. famous photo of the pilot ejecting while a tractor driver looks on
  7. 1 2 Halley 1999, p. 210
  8. Halley 1999, p. 211
  9. Halley 1999, p. 212
  10. Halley 1999, p. 213
  11. Halley 1999, p. 215
  12. Halley 1999, p. 219
  13. Halley 1999, p. 220
  14. Halley 1999, p. 221
  15. Halley 1999,p. 222
  16. 1 2 Halley 1999, p. 222
  17. Halley 1999, p. 224
  18. Halley 1999, p. 225
  19. Halley 1999, p. 228
  20. Halley 1999, p. 236
  21. Halley 1999, p. 237
  22. Halley 1999, p. 238
  23. "Fighter jet crashes at air show." News24.com, 14 November 2009. Retrieved: 23 January 2010.
  24. Official Accident Report published by caa.co.za Retrieved September 4, 2012.
Bibliography
  • Halley, James (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0. 
  • Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings - Post War Royal Air Force Accidents. Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-290-4. 
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