XS904/BQ in her former 11 Squadron colours as flown by (then) F/L Brian P. Carroll from RAF Binbrook. When at Brunty, Brian Carroll (W/C, retired) regularly carried out fast and thundering runs in XS904 until his death in 2004.
Displaying at a Cold War taxy day at Bruntingthorpe, believed July 1997, this is the impressive Lightning F.6 XR728 marked as 'JS' owned by the Lightning Preservation Group.
Ultimate drag racer! The English Electric Lightning was undeniably one of the fastest point-to-point interceptors ever made and their inevitable retirement was a sad occasion. Fortunately XS904 is kept in ground running condition at Bruntingthorpe.