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18-05-2021, 07:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-05-2021, 07:30 PM by Stuart Giles.)
Great photo.
"The light car and the Lightening"
BTW, I heard that RAF pilots' nickname for the plane was "The Frightening" Probably because of it's fantastic performance.
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Terrific picture!
As an air cadet many years ago I remember being told that the tyres on a Lightning had to be changed every two landings.
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Car type: 1938 Talbot Ten Airline
18-05-2021, 08:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-05-2021, 08:34 PM by Mike Costigan.)
2-seater or 4-seater? It appears to have a bench front seat. And is that a Guinness-label tax disc?
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one of the few interceptors of it's day capable of catching the U2 & Concorde with ease.
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And we worry about leaky radiators. Does the chap standing on the wing really have a watering can?
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What is the device on the nose of the Lightning? Never seen it before.
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Car type: 1928 tourer (mag type), short chassis Gould Ulster
The title grated slightly with me, there is no 'e' in Lightning, but it's a great picture.
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18-05-2021, 09:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-05-2021, 09:45 PM by dickie65.)
Its fitted with a Muzzle to stop it biting groundcrew !!!!
