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ZF581
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English Electric Lightning F.53 C/N 95280Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Jeff Sexton @ EGTO
| Manufacturer: | English Electric |
| Model: | Lightning F.53 Search all English Electric Lightning F.53 |
| Year built: | 0000 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 95280 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 1 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | None |
| Registration Number: | ZF581 |
| Current Status: | Preserved |
| Owner: | British Aerospace |
| Address: | Rochester (RCS / EGTO), United Kingdom |
| Admin, 2011-11-14 19:52:21 | |
| Built for the Royal Saudi Air Force (as 53-675), she was bought back to BAC in the 1980s in a unsuccessful attempt to sell her on to the Austrians. Sold to a private owner, then to Marine Salvage in Portsmouth, then back to BAC (now BAe) in 2000. After a four year restoration, she's now one of the most pristine Lightnings anywhere in the world. | |