XS417 English Electric Lightning T.5  Royal Air Force
XS417 English Electric Lightning T.5  Royal Air Force. First flew from Salmesbury on 17th July 1964 and was delivered to 226 OCU at RAF Coltishall in May 1965.  Then Spent some time with 23 Squadron at RAF Leuchars (coded &quot;Z&quot;). In 1975 she went to RAF Wattisham with 56 Squadron, retaining her &quot;Z&quot; code. By 1980 moved to 11 Squadron at RAF Binbrook, coded T (later BT) . She spent her last years  between 11 Squadron and the Lightning Training Flight before being retired in May 1987. Then acquired by the Newark Air Museum. Where this image was taken on 18th March 2023
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