We the former 11 Sqn Ground crew and 2 of our Pilots the then Boss Wg Cdr Jarron and Flt lt Ian Black the now author of the Lightning books, which can be found through Firestreak publications. Met up after 35 yrs at RAF Coningsby and went to the now 11 Sqn for a reunion on 7th Sept 2023. It was a step back in time for all of us who served on the Last of The Lightnings Sqn X1 as we would call it. It is great to see your video of our final months at Binbrook. For anyone interested there is a Lightning at Binbrook still, which is being restored and is open to the public, the Old Lightning Ground Crew are still very active in trying to keep a bit of our British Aviation history alive, so if you are in the Binbrook area at the weekend pop over and have a look and if it is open please show your support for this amazing Aircraft.
Fantastic. This brings back so many great memories for me. Spent some of the best days of my life at crash gate 3. I was always up there. Push biked up from Grimsby/Cleethorpes. Thanks for sharing.
Yes crash gate 3 was a good place to go. Also plenty of other friendly spotters there.to chat with. And get the local Lightning gossip there. Pre internet., or magazines, out of date by the time they were published. The Lightning Association, & Lightning Preservation Group evolved from there.To carry on the Lighning interest. After Binbrook closed we tried Leeming once. as a replacement. Did`nt bother again. We had Church Fenton locally. But not a lot there unless there was a Passing Out Parade on.
Plenty more to come. Only tried a couple of Lightning videos at first. But the aviation & military videos were not as popular as my local videos. But they are picking up well now
This son of a bitch could go supersonic from takeoff " VERTICALLY", sometimes a pilot has an exceedingly MOTHER OF ALL "WHEEZES" and gets paid for the privilege to!!!!, for the record RAF BINBROOK formed part of the UK's "LINCOLNSHIRE BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF AIRFIELDS within the vicinity of my home namely RAF SCAMPTON (2.5M from my home) and RAF WADDINGTON 6 miles of my home, and sometimes myself a" HARRY POTTER " could name a aircraft before I could say" mummy and daddy "..... it's been an absolute pleasure and joy watching and listening to all of the many aircraft from these airfields since the 1960's...... and yes life's a bitch and I married and divorced one to😂😂 guess that makes me rather fortunate to for the right reasons 😉👍
@@251hanomag Interestingly the AIRPASS radar was the most advanced airborne intercept radar for a long time. It was the first mono pulse radar that could direction find the target without conical scan and multiple pulses. This gave it a sharp beam and resistance to jamming techniques that try to break lock by spoofing the returns of the conical scan. The diameter of the aerial seems around 60cm or less. It also featured the worlds first head up display.
Some nice drone footage on this video of RAF Binbrook now. ua-cam.com/video/DpoclJL3n-4/v-deo.html And an interesting Lightning site www.youtube.com/@lightningtown5785/featured
We the former 11 Sqn Ground crew and 2 of our Pilots the then Boss Wg Cdr Jarron and Flt lt Ian Black the now author of the Lightning books, which can be found through Firestreak publications. Met up after 35 yrs at RAF Coningsby and went to the now 11 Sqn for a reunion on 7th Sept 2023. It was a step back in time for all of us who served on the Last of The Lightnings Sqn X1 as we would call it. It is great to see your video of our final months at Binbrook. For anyone interested there is a Lightning at Binbrook still, which is being restored and is open to the public, the Old Lightning Ground Crew are still very active in trying to keep a bit of our British Aviation history alive, so if you are in the Binbrook area at the weekend pop over and have a look and if it is open please show your support for this amazing Aircraft.
Great footage. Such a beast of a jet!!
Fantastic. This brings back so many great memories for me. Spent some of the best days of my life at crash gate 3. I was always up there. Push biked up from Grimsby/Cleethorpes. Thanks for sharing.
Yes crash gate 3 was a good place to go.
Also plenty of other friendly spotters there.to chat with.
And get the local Lightning gossip there. Pre internet., or magazines, out of date by the time they were published.
The Lightning Association, & Lightning Preservation Group evolved from there.To carry on the Lighning interest.
After Binbrook closed we tried Leeming once. as a replacement. Did`nt bother again.
We had Church Fenton locally. But not a lot there unless there was a Passing Out Parade on.
Great footage of a phenomenal aircraft.
Great footage of this all British classic aircraft 👍👏🇬🇧
The good old days when we had an airforce.
Love these type of comments. Funny how when this was filmed the Lightning was outdated as all hell.
@@ryanelcock948 That's true and you did not need a computer to keep it flying straight and level.
Great footage and a real joy to watch thanks for sharing 🙂
Plenty more to come. Only tried a couple of Lightning videos at first. But the aviation & military videos were not as popular as my local videos.
But they are picking up well now
@@251hanomag great stuff will look forward to seeing more ☺
Excellent dat that was!!!
fanatstic footage of great British aircraft,i first saw F-111F's flying at Raf Lakenheath in early 1990 prior to them going to the Gulf
Wonderful!
In answer to the question asked, I believe the pilot sits on the left and the WSO on the right where the pave tack screen is
"" Even the so called king is in mess. 🤦♀️" My Almighty God have mercy on his soul. 🥺 🙌 🙏 ✝️
"Great stuff, but it had its down fall.! 🤷♀️ "Two much maintenance to keep in the air. 👀🤑
To replace a fire extinguisher bottle meant removing an engine.
And an engine fire in a Lightning was usually tme to eject
Good old days when we were Great Britain now we are a bloody mess😂
Glad you think the same . Thank you for the like .
This son of a bitch could go supersonic from takeoff " VERTICALLY", sometimes a pilot has an exceedingly MOTHER OF ALL "WHEEZES" and gets paid for the privilege to!!!!, for the record RAF BINBROOK formed part of the UK's "LINCOLNSHIRE BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF AIRFIELDS within the vicinity of my home namely RAF SCAMPTON (2.5M from my home) and RAF WADDINGTON 6 miles of my home, and sometimes myself a" HARRY POTTER " could name a aircraft before I could say" mummy and daddy "..... it's been an absolute pleasure and joy watching and listening to all of the many aircraft from these airfields since the 1960's...... and yes life's a bitch and I married and divorced one to😂😂 guess that makes me rather fortunate to for the right reasons 😉👍
Did the lightning have a decent radar, could a decent antenna fit inside the intake cone?
Yes it did ..You can see it on the old A1 Lightning video. Around 2.30 minutes in. ua-cam.com/video/16leVowX1aw/v-deo.html
@@251hanomag Interestingly the AIRPASS radar was the most advanced airborne intercept radar for a long time. It was the first mono pulse radar that could direction find the target without conical scan and multiple pulses. This gave it a sharp beam and resistance to jamming techniques that try to break lock by spoofing the returns of the conical scan. The diameter of the aerial seems around 60cm or less. It also featured the worlds first head up display.
@@williamzk9083 Thanks for the info
Calendar News Report. last days of the Lightning
ua-cam.com/video/uFHf1DkQCUY/v-deo.html
Some nice drone footage on this video of RAF Binbrook now. ua-cam.com/video/DpoclJL3n-4/v-deo.html
And an interesting Lightning site www.youtube.com/@lightningtown5785/featured