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Ian Fish Committee Full Member Offline Treasurer Posts: 305 Location: Surrey	For Lightning Buffs 2^nd Jan, 2011 at 1:37pm	Print Post
	While scanning in my parents photo archive I came across this of a diamond nine of Lightnings. My guess is that it was a Farnborough Air Show of either 1960 or 1961

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Mike Good Full Member Offline Posts: 58 Location: Sampford Peverell, Devon	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #1 - 2^nd Jan, 2011 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	Wow! Nine serviceable F1s! I'm guesssing they're "The Tigers" - 74 Sqn's display team?


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Mike Clarke Full Member Offline Posts: 418 Location: Worcestershire	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #2 - 2^nd Jan, 2011 at 10:47pm	Print Post
	There is a photograph of a 74 Sqn "Diamond Nine" at the 1961 SBAC Show on the Wikipedia English Electric Lightning page. I should say that you are correct Mike.


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Mike Good Full Member Offline Posts: 58 Location: Sampford Peverell, Devon	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #3 - 3^rd Jan, 2011 at 6:18pm	Print Post
	Far too young to have been there of course - but I built the Airfix kit!


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Richard Jenner Full Member Offline Posts: 127 Location: Black Isle, Highlands	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #4 - 4^th Jan, 2011 at 7:21pm	Print Post
	What 9 of them?


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Nick Gadd Full Member Offline Posts: 14 Location: Hook	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #5 - 5^th Jan, 2011 at 12:46pm	Print Post
	Good picture Ian! My guess is the picture was taken at the time of the 1962 Farnborough Air Show. That was a vintage year. 74 Sqn were based at RAF Coltishall and were joined on 7 August 1962 by 16 Hawker Hunters (the Blue Diamonds). These aircraft flew together throughout August and finally 16 Hunters and 9 Lightning F1s(plus a spare) took part in the 1962 Farnborough Airshow in early September.


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Mike Good Full Member Offline Posts: 58 Location: Sampford Peverell, Devon	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #6 - 5^th Jan, 2011 at 7:02pm	Print Post
	No Richard, Felixstowe paper-rounds didn't pay that well.


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Ian Fish Committee Full Member Offline Treasurer Posts: 305 Location: Surrey	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #7 - 5^th Jan, 2011 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	Hi Nick, It cannot have been 1962 as we were in Wildenrath by then. I am 99.99% certain it was 1961. By the way, as is the way with these things, I've found a better picture taken on the same occassion and, because you mentioned them, a Hunter.

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Nick Gadd Full Member Offline Posts: 14 Location: Hook	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #8 - 5^th Jan, 2011 at 10:09pm	Print Post
	Hi Ian, Lets agree on 1961! The Hunter has quite a story behind it. That year 22 Hunters looped at the Farnborough Airshow. However before then, according to folklore, they attempted to roll all 22 aircraft in one formation. However, some "stalled" and fell through the formation but no collisions and everyone survived.


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Jan Cobb Committee Full Member Offline Hon. Secretary & Web Manager Posts: 1,153 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #9 - 5^th Jan, 2011 at 10:33pm	Print Post
	Nick Gadd wrote on 5^th Jan, 2011 at 10:09pm: That year 22 Hunters looped at the Farnborough Airshow Hi Nick Apparently, according to this link (sixth paragraph down), the 22-aircraft loop at Farnborough - courtesy of Treble-one - was in 1958 (but I was only 10 then, so what do I know?!)


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Gordon Carle Ex Member	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #10 - 6^th Jan, 2011 at 3:00pm	Print Post
	It was 111 - The Black Arrows - pretty sure 58. I was there but hadn't learnt how to get all that many aircraft in one frame (must have been very young!) Gordon

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Ian Fish Committee Full Member Offline Treasurer Posts: 305 Location: Surrey	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #11 - 6^th Jan, 2011 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	Isn't memory a wonderfully flexible thing! If it is any help the (very tiny speck) pictures of the 1961 Hunter formation shows 16 aircraft.


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Gordon Carle Ex Member	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #12 - 6^th Jan, 2011 at 3:22pm	Print Post
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_UK9Rq8VfY A little Black Arrows & 74 Sqn Lightnings = others here - 1958


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Jan Cobb Committee Full Member Offline Hon. Secretary & Web Manager Posts: 1,153 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #13 - 6^th Jan, 2011 at 3:43pm	Print Post
	Wattisham Airfield Museum has a page about the Black Arrows, reachable through the front page and clicking on the 'Operation Blackjack' menu link on the left, or direct to the page here. The 1958 22-aircraft loop at Farnborough receives a mention.


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Gordon Carle Ex Member	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #14 - 9^th Jan, 2011 at 12:45am	Print Post
	I knew I'd find it if I kept looking! (near the end of the video - the earlier part is just sheer nostalgia for oldies!) 22 Hunters looping (not quite as tight as I remembered it - maybe I went on another day) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjxEVmY_-mE&feature=related


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Kelvin Guest	Re: For Lightning Buffs Reply #15 - 10^th Feb, 2011 at 12:46pm	Print Post
	Would anyone like to see my collection of Corgi Lightning models? No, I thought not


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