XP707 - Royal Air Force (Lightning F.3)

Photo of aircraft XP707 operated by Royal Air Force

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial095162
Line Number
First Flight13.11.1963
ModelLightning F.3
StatusWritten-off
Commentscrashed 19.3.1987 when control was lost while inverted during a practice display over RAF Binbrook due to a slow feeding ventral tank which altered the centre of gravity. The aircraft entered an inverted spin from which the pilot could not recover, and he ejected; the a/c crashed 500 metres from the airfield boundary near to the fire dump;
  Reg Airline Delivered Status
Not Seen It! XP707 Royal Air Force 18.8.1964 Written-off

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SIGHTINGS

Sighting Details Image
22/08/1987 - EGXB - colin woods
20/09/1986 - XMU - roly70
20/09/1986 - EGXI - R Geering
/DB
04/08/1986 - EGXB - LIN104
F.3, LTF/DB
04/08/1986 - EGXB - spotter1
Lightning F.3, LTF "DB"
26/07/1986 - EGDY - saxonms
28/06/1986 - BZZ - toxic121
28/06/1986 - EGSX - gazac
coded DB
14/06/1986 - EGXC - Hitman69
14/06/1986 - EGXC - roly70
31/12/1985 - OFF - Oiram
03/09/1977 - EGXB - Warthog1
'P' 5 Sqn
28/07/1977 - EGXB - geoffj53
ASSF
31/12/1968 - EGUW - sherror