Royal Air Force Historic Lightning Fleet

The following Lightning's were previously operated by Royal Air Force, however they have now left the fleet. Select an aircraft to find out more details, including who operates the aircraft now if it has been sold on, or read details on why the aircraft was retired.

Registration Type Status Delivery Date
Not seen it WG760 Lightning P.1A Left Fleet 04.8.1954
Not seen it WG763 Lightning P.1A Left Fleet 1955
Not seen it XA847 Lightning P.1B Left Fleet Unknown
Not seen it XA853 Lightning P.1B Scrapped 1957
Not seen it XG309 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 1958
Not seen it XG310 Lightning F.3 Scrapped Unknown
Not seen it XG313 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 1959
Not seen it XG327 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 1959
Not seen it XG328 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 00.7.1959
Not seen it XG329 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 00.6.1959
Not seen it XG330 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 00.8.1959
Not seen it XG331 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 00.8.1959
Not seen it XG334 Lightning F.1 Written-off 23.12.1959
Not seen it XG335 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 00.3.1960
Not seen it XG336 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 00.12.1959
Not seen it XG337 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 00.11.1959
Not seen it XG337 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 29.9.1969
Not seen it XL629 Lightning-T.4 Preserved 00.00.59
Not seen it XM134 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet Unknown
Not seen it XM135 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 25.5.1960
Not seen it XM136 Lightning F.1 Written-off 1960
Not seen it XM137 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 28.6.1960
Not seen it XM138 Lightning F.1 Written-off 30.6.1960
Not seen it XM139 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 02.8.1960
Not seen it XM140 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 02.8.1960
Not seen it XM141 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 29.8.1960
Not seen it XM142 Lightning F.1 Written-off 30.8.1960
Not seen it XM143 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 15.9.1960
Not seen it XM144 Lightning F.1 Left Fleet 30/9/1960
Not seen it XM145 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 00.8.1960
Not seen it XM146 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 04.9.1960
Not seen it XM147 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 03.09.60
Not seen it XM163 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 04.11.1960
Not seen it XM164 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 00.9.1964
Not seen it XM165 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 29.6.1960
Not seen it XM166 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 02.8.1960
Not seen it XM167 Lightning F.1 Scrapped 26.9.1960
Not seen it XM169 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 25.11.1962
Not seen it XM170 Lightning F.1A Written-off Unknown
Not seen it XM171 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 10.11.1960
Not seen it XM172 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 14.12.1960
Not seen it XM173 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 15.12.1960
Not seen it XM173 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 13.8.2012
Not seen it XM174 Lightning F.1A Written-off 15.12.1960
Not seen it XM177 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 28.02.61
Not seen it XM178 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 03.2.1961
Not seen it XM180 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 08.3.1961
Not seen it XM181 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 26.9.1961
Not seen it XM182 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 13.3.1961
Not seen it XM183 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 06.03.1961
Not seen it XM184 Lightning F.1A Written-off 13.4.1961
Not seen it XM187 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 13.4.1961
Not seen it XM188 Lightning F.1A Written-off 30.5.1961
Not seen it XM189 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 01.5.1961
Not seen it XM191 Lightning F.1A Preserved 28.06.91
Not seen it XM192 Lightning F.1A Left Fleet 28.6.1961
Not seen it XM214 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 01.8.1961
Not seen it XM215 Lightning F.1A Scrapped 02.8.1961
Not seen it XM967 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet Unknown
Not seen it XM969 Lightning T.4 Scrapped 29.6.1962
Not seen it XM970 Lightning T.4 Scrapped 27.06.62
Not seen it XM972 Lightning T.4 Scrapped 02.7.1962
Not seen it XM973 Lightning T.4 Scrapped 03.08.62
Not seen it XM974 Lightning T.4 Written-off 00.10.1961
Not seen it XM987 Lightning-T.4 Scrapped 20.08.62
Not seen it XM988 Lightning T.4 Written-off 00.10.1962
Not seen it XM990 Lightning F.1A Written-off 20.9.1962
Not seen it XM994 Lightning T.4 Scrapped 31.10.1962
Not seen it XM995 Lightning-T.4 Scrapped 25.11.62
Not seen it XN724 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 10.07.62
Not seen it XN726 Lightning F.2A Preserved 14.02.63
Not seen it XN728 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 01.04.63
Not seen it XN730 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 12.03.63
Not seen it XN731 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 22.04.63
Not seen it XN732 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 30.04.63
Not seen it XN733 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 06.06.63
Not seen it XN734 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 01.5.1963
Not seen it XN735 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 10.05.63
Not seen it XN768 Lightning F.2 Scrapped 05.7.1963
Not seen it XN769 Lightning-F2 Preserved 05.09.63
Not seen it XN773 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 25.11.63
Not seen it XN774 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 13.02.63
Not seen it XN776 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 13.2.1963
Not seen it XN777 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 06.12.62
Not seen it XN778 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 01.09.63
Not seen it XN780 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 12.02.63
Not seen it XN781 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 15.3.1963
Not seen it XN782 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 19.02.63
Not seen it XN783 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 26.03.63
Not seen it XN784 Lightning F.2A Left Fleet 19/3/1963
Not seen it XN786 Lightning F.2A Written-off 09.4.1963
Not seen it XN787 Lightning-F.2A Scrapped 22.03.63
Not seen it XN788 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 23.05.63
Not seen it XN789 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 26.04.63
Not seen it XN790 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 25.04.63
Not seen it XN791 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 09.05.63
Not seen it XN792 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 24.06.63
Not seen it XN793 Lightning F.2A Scrapped 21.06.63
Not seen it XP693 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 01.11.67
Not seen it XP694 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 04.07.1964
Not seen it XP695 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 02.1.1964
Not seen it XP696 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 15.1.1964
Not seen it XP697 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 20.1.1964
Not seen it XP701 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 07.7.1964
Not seen it XP702 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 14.05.1964
Not seen it XP706 Lightning-F.3 Left Fleet 13/6/1964
Not seen it XP707 Lightning F.3 Written-off 18.8.1964
Not seen it XP737 Lightning F.3 Written-off 21.10.1964
Not seen it XP738 Lightning F.3 Written-off 04.11.1964
Not seen it XP740 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 30.12.1964
Not seen it XP741 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 22.12.1964
Not seen it XP743 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 1964
Not seen it XP745 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 20/5/1965
Not seen it XP748 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 04.8.1965
Not seen it XP749 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 08.4.1964
Not seen it XP750 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 26.3.1964
Not seen it XP751 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 29.4.1964
Not seen it XP752 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 01.6.1964
Not seen it XP753 Lightning F.3 Written-off 23.6.1964
Not seen it XP754 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 31.7.1964
Not seen it XP759 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 01.10.1964
Not seen it XP761 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 27.10.1964
Not seen it XP764 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 03.11.1964
Not seen it XP765 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 27.11.1964
Not seen it XR711 Lightning F.3 Written-off 2/12/964
Not seen it XR712 Lightning F.3 Written-off 19/11/1964
Not seen it XR713 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 08.1.1965
Not seen it XR714 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 8/1/1965
Not seen it XR715 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 8/1/1965
Not seen it XR716 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 04.2.1965
Not seen it XR717 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 26/3/1964
Not seen it XR718 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 01.4.1965
Not seen it XR719 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 16.4.1965
Not seen it XR720 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 29.3.1965
Not seen it XR721 Lightning F.3 Written-off 8/4/1965
Not seen it XR723 Lightning F.6 Written-off 09.6.1967
Not seen it XR724 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 16.6.1967
Not seen it XR725 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 15.8.1967
Not seen it XR726 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 12.7.1967
Not seen it XR727 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 10.9.1967
Not seen it XR728 Lightning F.6 Preserved 01.11.1967
Not seen it XR747 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 04.1.1968
Not seen it XR748 Lightning F.3 Written-off 21/8/1967
Not seen it XR749 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 04.10.1967
Not seen it XR750 Lightning F.3 Scrapped 9/10/1967
Not seen it XR751 Lightning F.3 Left Fleet 11.1.1968
Not seen it XR752 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 26.11.1965
Not seen it XR753 Lightning F.6 Preserved 16.11.1965
Not seen it XR754 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 03.12.1965
Not seen it XR755 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 10.12.1965
Not seen it XR756 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 10.12.1965
Not seen it XR757 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 21.12.1965
Not seen it XR758 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 11.1.1966
Not seen it XR759 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 18.1.1966
Not seen it XR760 Lightning F.6 Written-off 27.1.1966
Not seen it XR761 Lightning F.6 Written-off 15.2.1966
Not seen it XR762 Lightning F.6 Written-off 22/2/1966
Not seen it XR763 Lightning F.6 Written-off 11.2.1966
Not seen it XR764 Lightning F.6 Written-off 1/3/1966
Not seen it XR765 Lightning F.6 Written-off 08.3.1966
Not seen it XR766 Lightning F.6 Written-off 28/3/1966
Not seen it XR767 Lightning F.6 Written-off 1966
Not seen it XR768 Lightning F.6 Written-off 01.8.1966
Not seen it XR769 Lightning F.6 Written-off 02.11.1966
Not seen it XR770 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 26.9.1966
Not seen it XR771 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 24.10.1966
Not seen it XR772 Lightning F.6 Written-off 21.10.1966
Not seen it XR773 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 07.11.1966
Not seen it XS416 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 16.7.1965
Not seen it XS417 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 25.5.1965
Not seen it XS418 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 30.3.1965
Not seen it XS419 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 20.4.1965
Not seen it XS420 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 29.4.1965
Not seen it XS421 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 11.5.1965
Not seen it XS422 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 01.6.1965
Not seen it XS423 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 01.6.1965
Not seen it XS449 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 17.7.1965
Not seen it XS450 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 06.9.1965
Not seen it XS451 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 19.11.1965
Not seen it XS452 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 20.9.1965
Not seen it XS454 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 09.10.1965
Not seen it XS456 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 20.12.1965
Not seen it XS457 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 21.12.1965
Not seen it XS458 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 02.2.1966
Not seen it XS459 Lightning T.5 Left Fleet 13.4.1966
Not seen it XS895 Lightning-F.6 Scrapped 05.12.66
Not seen it XS897 Lightning F6 Left Fleet 21.12.1966
Not seen it XS898 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 09.1.1967
Not seen it XS899 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 23.1.1967
Not seen it XS901 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 20.2.1967
Not seen it XS903 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 16.3.1967
Not seen it XS904 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 18.4.1967
Not seen it XS919 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 14.4.1967
Not seen it XS920 Lightning F.6 Written-off 05.12.1966
Not seen it XS921 Lightning F.6 Written-off 21.12.1966
Not seen it XS922 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 30.12.1966
Not seen it XS923 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 11.1.1967
Not seen it XS925 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 01.3.1967
Not seen it XS927 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 03.4.1967
Not seen it XS928 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 04.4.1967
Not seen it XS929 Lightning-F6 Preserved 36/4/1967
Not seen it XS931 Lightning F.6 Written-off 31.5.1967
Not seen it XS932 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 21.6.1967
Not seen it XS932 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 2007
Not seen it XS933 Lightning F.6 Scrapped 23.6.1967
Not seen it XS935 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 18.6.1967
Not seen it XS936 Lightning F.6 Left Fleet 27.7.1967
Not seen it XS937 Lightning F.6 Written-off 21/8/1967
Not seen it XV328 Lightning T.5 Scrapped 31.1.1967