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"The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 and continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988. It had a stunning world-beating performance with a top speed in excess of Mach 2 and a climb rate that would take it to 40,000 feet in a little over 3 minutes. The aircraft’s safety record, however, left much to be desired. During a period in the early 1970s the attrition rate was the loss of a Lightning every month. There was a six per cent chance of a pilot experiencing an engine fire and a one in four chance that he would not survive.
This book looks at Lightning accidents and incidents in chronological order using the official accident reports, Board of Inquiry findings and firsthand accounts from pilots. It puts the reader very much ‘in the cockpit’. "
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The research required to write this book is hard to imagine. Having worked for English Electric for several years in the 60's I found this book very interesting. I certainly was not aware of the numerous fire related incidents.
For such a remarkable airplane I always thought it was a fantastic acheivement that EE went through the program without losing a test pilot. (I do remember two trainers losing fins over the Irish Sea and dumping a single seater in the Ribble after an undercarriage problem followed but several evenings spent searching local fields for parts!)
Turns out very repetitive in the end.
A bit boring did not finish reading as so dry.
would not recommend.
More a text book than interesting read.
A great read.. I was personally there in two incidents!
Excellent - well researched
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